Justice Data Lab Re-Offending Analysis: HMP Kirklevington Grange

This document describes an evaluation of the resettlement and employment program at HMP Kirklevington Grange, a specialist adult male resettlement prison in England. The program aims to prepare offenders for release by developing employability and life skills, heavily utilizing Release on Temporary Licence (ROTL) for external employment and training opportunities. The evaluation used a methodological approach that involved comparing program participants with a matched control group of offenders nationally and regionally, based on various characteristics. The results indicate a statistically significant reduction in re-offending rates for program participants, with 8% re-offending compared to 16% nationally and 20% regionally. However, the evaluation notes potential selection bias and emphasizes the need for careful interpretation of results due to limitations such as the inability to control for certain variables like settled accommodation. The document is released under the Open Government License and is produced by the Ministry of Justice. **This summary was written by an AI model and therefore should not be considered a definitive summary of the report. If you are aware of inaccuracies, please email evaluation.registry@cabinetoffice.gov.uk.**

Description

• Lead department: Ministry of Justice (MOJ)
• Evaluation stage: A complete evaluation report
• Other departments: No other departments listed
• Evaluation types: Impact evaluation
• Impact methods: Quasi-experimental method
• Quasi-experimental methods: Matching
• Grant information: This intervention is not distributing funding via a grant
• Government Major Project information: This intervention is not a major project
• Policies: No policies provided

Event Dates

• Event Name: Publication of final results
• Event date: 2015

Evaluation Costs

• Cost: Not provided

Evaluation sharing

• Link(s) to published report(s): Yes
• Links to evaluation plans: No link provided
• Findings: Not provided
• Permission to share confirmed: Yes