Pilot program with forensic social workers reports 45% drop in first-year recidivism; bill seeks data-platform expansion
A Weber County pilot embedding forensic social workers with public defense reported a 45% reduction in first-year recidivism among high-utilizer defendants; Representative Tyler Clancy and Dr. Daniel Lancaster proposed funding for regional rollout and a criminal-justice data platform to break agency silos and improve case planning.
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Representative Tyler Clancy and Dr. Daniel Lancaster presented a two-year pilot in Weber County that embedded forensic social workers within public defense and provided reentry case managers in county jails. Lancaster told the committee the pilot served roughly 550 high-utilizer individuals and produced a reported 45% reduction in first-year recidivism and a nearly 60% reduction in the number of rebooking episodes among those who were rebooked.
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