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The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has published its latest recidivism report that shows fewer individuals released from prison have reoffended. The report shows that the recidivism rate for people in fiscal year 2018-19 declined by almost three percent over the previous year. The CDCR determined that the COVID-19 pandemic may be a substantial factor, as well as various criminal justice reform efforts, and changes in overall crime rates for the decline. The findings also give a nod to lower recidivism rates by those who earned credits from participation and completion of rehabilitative programming stemming from the passage of Prop 57.