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Wyoming Board of Parole tells appropriations panel its recidivism rates are low and asks for no base increase
Summary
Margie White, executive director of the Wyoming Board of Parole, told the Joint Appropriations Committee the citizen board reports a 15% recidivism rate (15% including probation outcomes; 8% for reincarceration) and is not asking for added base funding beyond a $25,000 travel increase this year.
Margie White, executive director of the Wyoming Board of Parole, told the Joint Appropriations Committee on the morning of the hearing that the volunteer board reviews files carefully and prepares for hearings — officials typically spend about three days reviewing an inmate's file before a panel. White said the board relies on validated risk assessments from the Department of Corrections and offers victims the opportunity to appear by video in parole hearings.
White told the committee the board's three-year recidivism measure is 15…
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