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Aside from the personal cost of failure, going back to prison is expensive. According to the 2020 Colorado Department of Corrections Statistical Report, the average cost per person for one year of incarceration is $46,866 in state facilities.
Recidivism is tracked by the Colorado Department of Corrections in three-year cohorts, meaning they report how many people released from prison return after one, two, and three years post release for either a technical violation of parole supervision or a new crime. The current rate of 44.9% recidivism for the most recent cohort with three years of data is an improvement over the past few years, but it remains a very high failure rate.
Each and every person who starts over and succeeds represents thousands of dollars in savings to the state over and beyond the less calculable cost of re-incarceration of a human being. Helping people start over after incarceration matters. Thank you for supporting Remerg because we could not do this work without your financial help.
$3.35
cost of providing Remerg.com per visitor during 2021
$46,866
average cost of incarcerating one person per year
44.9%
current recidivism rate for the CO Department of Corrections three years post-release
What people are saying about Remerg.com...
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It’s a source of encouragement and comfort just having an alternative to panic and the insecure feelings associated with re-entry.
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Having all those resources in one place is amazing! There's no place like it online for CO.
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Easy to use and it provides information that's extremely helpful!
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Having the resources available online gave our clients immediate access to meet whatever needs they had.
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We utilize Remerg.com whenever we do not have a resource within our organization that a participant needs.
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I show people this site for resources every training/cohort. THANK YOU!
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Please consider becoming a monthly donor or $10, $25, $50 or $100. Remerg.com currently provides resource information to over 6,000 visitors every month, providing over 1,200 connections to community organizations and resources. We don't charge a listing or subscription fee, and Remerg.com and our other programs are free to the public. Every dollar of your donation to our 501c3 nonprofit is tax-deductible (FEIN # 82-1801077) and greatly valued! Click on the Make a Donation button to access our PayPal link, or you may send a check payable to Remerg at PO Box 18463, Denver CO 80218. Thank you for your support!
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