Getting Out & Staying Out: New York Prisoner Reentry Program Has Three-Year Recidivism Rate of 10%

OPEN MINDS On-Line News Social Services In March 2008, Getting Out and Staying Out (GOSO), a New York-based prisoner reentry training program started actively promoting replication of its career planning program, which has helped young men incarcerated at Rikers Island transition to the community with only a 10% recidivism rate over three years. The overall recidivism rate for former inmates at Rikers Island is 66%. In addition to educational encouragement, counseling, and vocational training, the GOSO participants receive job coaching and training from business executives on how people get hired and promoted in a variety of industries. The . . .