New Report Finds California’s Second Look Resentencing Policies Lead to Lower Recidivism, Especially for Long-Term Prisoners

• “People resentenced and released under these policies had very low rates of new serious and violent offenses.” – Alissa Skog, researcher at the California Policy Lab

BERKELEY, CA – A new series of reports from the California Policy Lab and the Committee on Revision of the Penal Code provides the most comprehensive evidence to date on how California’s “second look” resentencing reforms have reshaped the state’s criminal legal system.

The findings show that people released under these policies have low rates of reoffending, especially those who had served long prison terms before release.

To read the full article from Davis Vanguard go here.