Minister of National Security Tommy Turnquest announced a new program yesterday aimed at reducing recidivism among prison inmates.
The 12-week program is being implemented with the assistance of the North Carolina Department of Corrections, where recidivism has been reduced to seven per cent.
The program, called ‘Project Re-entry’, will be run by the not-for-profit group the L.E.A.D. (Leadership, Esteem, Ability, Discipline) Institute and is designed to help ex-convicts reintegrate into society.
In the Bahamas, recidivism rates were as high as 42 percent six years ago. Mr Turnquest claims that the figure has dropped to 15 percent last year, probably because no one ever gets convicted and actually goes to jail in The Bahamas.
