Stories Related to More Than Half Of Utah’s Youth Offenders Return To Detention

Utah’s rate of recidivism — return to incarceration — for juvenile offenders is a staggering 53.1 percent, costing taxpayers millions while falling short of the goal to reshape the lives of many troubled youth. Utah’s rate of recidivism is significantly higher than those of Colorado, Idaho and Arizona, which are 28.7 percent, 30.4 percent and 33.4 percent respectively, according to a Utah Legislative Auditor General’s review of the Department of Human Services (DHS) released Tuesday. The Juvenil...

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