Re-Entry Dashboard
Annually, more than 70,000 people return from Texas prisons, and a million individuals are cycled through Texas jails.
Research has demonstrated that within a three-year period more than 46% of state prisoners are re-arrested, and 21% are re-incarcerated.
To date, the far-reaching ramifications of unsuccessful re-entry are well documented with an increased likelihood of continued crime, victimization, and a host of emotional, fiscal and societal implications.
As full re-acclimation into society should be a guaranteed right after serving a debt to society, the Texas Southern University Center for Justice Research, with the support of January Advisors, a data science consulting firm, created this re-entry dashboard, improving improves access to rehabilitative services for the thousands of returning citizens, their families and service providers in the name of criminal desistance and improved public safety.