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Judiciary Committee reviews H.410 to redefine recidivism measures
Summary
On March 13 the Judiciary Committee considered H.410, a bill that would replace the existing recidivism calculation with a simpler definition and add a separate classification for repeat violent offenders; committee members asked for Department of Corrections and research-group input and deferred further action.
March 13 — The Judiciary Committee examined H.410, a bill that would change how the state calculates recidivism and add a separate classification for repeat violent offenders, during a meeting in which committee counsel and members requested additional input from the Department of Corrections and independent researchers.
Ben Novogratzky, legislative counsel for the committee, said the proposal would simplify the current recidivism metric. "Essentially what this bill is doing is redefining the current calculation of recidivism," Novogratzky said, describing the existing measure as limited to offenders sentenced to more than one year who return to prison within three years and whose new sentence or violation results in at least 90 days behind bars.
The bill would instead define recidivism as a person who is convicted of a criminal offense after receiving a prior criminal conviction, and it…
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