Inmates typically return to the community where their families live—they may be your neighbors. Research indicates some stabilizing factors can increase their success upon return to the community.

This chart prepared by the Urban Institute illustrates the number of supervised releases to each county in FY03. This represents those receiving supervision (2,239 of 3,113 releases).

The greatest number of offenders returned to Ada County, however it has the lowest per capita rate of returning inmates: 2.0 per every 1,000 residents. Twin Falls and Washington Counties have the highest rates of returning prisoners (3.9 per 1,000 residents), followed by Cassia County (3.6 per 1,000 residents).

The average cost per day for an offender on probation and parole at the end of FY04 was $3.69 or $1,300 per year. The average cost of incarceration at the end of FY04 was $48.49 per day or $17,700 per year.

The entire Urban Institute Report is online at  http://corrections.state.id.us/