The Re-Entry Center campus in Treasure Valley. Kootenai County activist Deborah Rose said a prisoner’s successful rehabilitation back into Idaho society is unlikely, making the proposed Re-Entry Center a threat to the community. (Courtesy of Idaho Department of Correction)
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Con: Risks outweigh rewards
Everyone wins when released felons can integrate successfully back into society as law-abiding, productive citizens. Unfortunately, successful integration is unlikely in Idaho. A Department of Justice longitudinal study discovered 83 percent of felons will recidivate within nine years after release from prison; Idaho stats show a recidivism rate of 75 percent within five years.