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Lawmakers get ideas on reducing recidivism

Within three years of getting out of prison, ex-convicts are 36 to 40 percent more likely to commit another crime, Attorney General Roy Cooper told lawmakers Wednesday.
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Within three years of getting out of prison, ex-convicts are 36 to 40 percent more likely to commit another crime, Attorney General Roy Cooper told lawmakers Wednesday.

Reporter : Ken Smith
Photographer : Tom Normanly
Posted 2010-10-06T13:03:09-0400 - Updated 2010-10-06T13:03:09-0400