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NJDOC tells senators staffing, infrastructure and safety improvements are reducing recidivism
Summary
NJDOC officials told the Senate Budget Committee the prison population is steady at 13,000, recidivism is below 5%, staffing attrition has fallen and capital projects (including a new women's facility) are planned; senators pressed on Northern State infrastructure, overtime and costly leases.
The New Jersey Department of Corrections told the Senate Budget Committee that several staffing and infrastructure initiatives are yielding measurable results while the department continues to seek funds to finish capital work and address safety risks.
In opening testimony, the department said the incarcerated population has held steady at about 13,000. Demographics provided to the committee reported roughly 61% Black, 24% White and 19% Hispanic or Latino; the department said about 72% of people in state prison are serving sentences for violent offenses and many serve mandatory minimum terms. The commissioner told the committee the recidivism rate has been under 5% for three years.
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