NCJ Number
204677
Date Published
2004
Length
4 pages
Annotation
This annual report presents fiscal year 2003 data for Ohio’s Halfway House programs.
Abstract
Year-end highlights are presented which show that Halfway Houses reduced recidivism by 6 percent overall. In Ohio, 50 percent of offenders placed in State-contracted Halfway Houses successfully completed all the requirements of the program. Throughout the State, 55 percent of Halfway House residents received employment assistance, 8 percent received academic training, and 8 percent received vocational training in fiscal year 2003. Fifty-three percent of halfway house residents were employed full or part-time at the time of their discharge. Summary information provides facts about halfway house participants, Transitional Control (TC) program participants, and Electronic Monitoring (EM) program participants. During 2003, 7,783 offenders participated in Ohio halfway house programs, of which 86 percent were male, 88 percent were unmarried, and 53 percent were African-American. Offense history reveals that 27 percent of halfway house participants committed violent offenses and 87 percent had been convicted of at least one prior felony. Highlights from fiscal year 2003 in the TC program indicate that 64 percent of offenders successfully completed the TC program and 68 percent were employed full or part-time at the time of their discharge. Another 49 percent of offenders successfully completed the EM program and 56 percent of these participants were employed full or part-time at the time of their discharge. Demographic information about TC and EM program participants is provided. Future initiatives for the Halfway House program, the TC program, and the EM program are provided. Among future initiatives are a planned increase in the number of sex offenders admitted to Halfway House programs, the addition of security level 2 inmates into the TC program, and allowing for the use of Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) technology to monitor high-risk offenders. Tables