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200 elderly lifers got out of prison en masse. Here’s what happened next.

The Ungers, as they’re called, have clocked a recidivism rate of just 3 percent, according to a study from Justice Policy Institute. The state’s averted costs are estimated at close to $1 million per individual released.

A group of members of the class of lifers known as Ungers, released after an average of 39 years in prison, due to flawed jury instructions. After about five years, the recidivism rate is below 4 percent.
A group of members of the class of lifers known as Ungers, released after an average of 39 years in prison, due to flawed jury instructions. After about five years, the recidivism rate is below 4 percent.Read moreCOURTESY OF JPI