<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif" class="gmail_default"><span><span><span><span><b>The
Institute for Ethics in Public Life invites you to join us for
"Stopping the Revolving Door," at 3:30pm TODAY (May 7) with special guests Mr. Dana Poirier, Ms.
Madeline Brassard, and Ms. Penny Darrah of the </b></span></span><b>CV-TEC Corrections Education and Community Re-entry Program</b><span><span><b>.</b></span></span> </span></span><div><span><span><br></span></span><div style="margin-left:40px"><span><span>The
United States has one of the highest incarceration rates globally. In
2022 the US incarceration rate was 541 per 100,000 population, with just
over 1.2 million inmates in federal and state prisons and nearly
600,000 inmates in county and municipal jails. One of the reasons the US
incarceration rate is so high is that the US has one of highest rates
of recidivism (the tendency of individuals convicted of crimes to
reoffend after release) in the world. According to research by the <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/recidivism-prisoners-released-24-states-2008-10-year-follow-period-2008-2018&sa=D&source=calendar&ust=1746639232701282&usg=AOvVaw1SRW_GkmzaldDtBe35s4Db" target="_blank">Bureau of Justice Statistics</a>,
66% of prisoners released from 24 state prison systems were arrested
within three years, and 82% were arrested again within 10 years. While
not all were subsequently convicted, 61% of released prisoners returned
to prison within 10 years of their release.</span></span><br><span><span></span></span><br><span><span>This
is a fundamental problem with the U.S. criminal justice system for
multiple reasons. Keeping inmates in jail or prison is expensive - costs
vary but generally range from $20,000-50,000 annually per inmate, for a
total of <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.aclu.org/issues/smart-justice/mass-incarceration&sa=D&source=calendar&ust=1746639232701282&usg=AOvVaw1dMwvXQiAFfBJ-dUDnGX-1" target="_blank">$80 billion annually</a>
in direct costs. When indirect social costs (impact on families, future
loss of job prospects for inmates, community impact, etc.) have been
included, the <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://nicic.gov/weblink/economic-burden-incarceration-us-2016&sa=D&source=calendar&ust=1746639232701282&usg=AOvVaw37v9759b_kl-Qrum6JKpRQ" target="_blank">National Institute of Corrections</a>
estimates that the real cost could be as high as $1 trillion annually.
Reducing the high recidivism rate would thus have major financial
benefits for the U.S.</span></span><br><span><span></span></span><br><span><span>But can anything be done about this? Yes, and we have a successful program right here in Clinton and Essex Counties. The <span><span>CV-TEC Corrections Education and Community Re-entry Program</span></span>
has been successful at dramatically reducing the recidivism rate of
former inmates who are enrolled in the program. While the normal 3-year
recidivism rates for inmates from Clinton and Essex county jails are 54%
and 60%, respectively, those for inmates in the program are 23% and
21%. </span></span><br><span><span> </span></span><br><span><span>We welcome three staff members from <span><span>the </span>CV-TEC Corrections Education and Community Re-entry Program</span> - Mr. Dana Poirier, Corrections Coordinator, Ms. Madeline Brassard, <span>Adult Literacy Teacher/Case Manager, and Ms. Penny Darrah, Adult Literacy Teacher - </span><span>
to the Institute to discuss the program. They will help us understand
how the various components of the program - education, workforce
training, behavioral modification, and community re-entry - work
together to help former inmates rebuild their lives and avoid the cycle
of re-offending and re-incarceration so common in America.</span></span></span><br><span><span><span> </span></span></span><br><span><span><span>Please join us in-person in the Thomas Moran Seminar room of the Institute for Ethics in Public Life (Hawkins 233) or on Zoom. </span></span></span><br><span><span> </span></span><br><span><span>Daniel Lake is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.</span></span><br><span><span></span></span><br><span><span>Topic: "Stopping the Revolving Door"</span></span><br><span><span>Time: May 7, 2025 03:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)</span></span><br><span><span>Join Zoom Meeting</span></span><br><span><span><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://plattsburgh.zoom.us/j/83608562951&sa=D&source=calendar&ust=1746639232701282&usg=AOvVaw1jS36RNvHiWdBXlVpmd_8o" target="_blank">https://plattsburgh.zoom.us/j/83608562951</a></span></span><br><span><span></span></span><br><span><span>Meeting ID: 836 0856 2951</span></span>
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is the last Institute event of the semester. When we start to put
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