Los Angeles County Reentry Pilot Reduced Corrections Contact & Use Of Emergency Services

People participating in the Los Angeles County Reentry Intensive Case Management Services (RICMS) pilot program had less contact with the criminal legal system and lower use of emergency medical services during two years of follow-up. During the first year, about 72% of the program participants and 66% of a comparison group did not experience an arrest or jail incarceration. This difference persisted into the second year. The RICMS participants had an average of eight fewer days in jail during the one-year follow-up period than the comparison group. The RICMS participants were four percentage points less likely to . . .