1. (1) "Alternative recidivism metric" includes:

   1. (a) the number of individuals who are incarcerated in a county jail or a state correctional facility:

      1. (i) within three years after the day on which the individuals are released from incarceration in a county jail or state correctional facility for a prior conviction; and

      2. (ii) due to:

         1. (A) a subsequent conviction; or

         2. (B) an arrest for:

            1. (I) a felony offense; or
            2. (II) a misdemeanor offense when an element of the misdemeanor offense is the use or attempted use of physical force against an individual or property; and
   2. (b) a recidivism measurement reported to the commission under Subsection 75E-2-203(3).
2. (2) "Commission" means the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice created in Section 75E-3-102.
3. (3) "Desistance" means an individual's abstinence from further criminal activity after a previous criminal conviction.
4. (4) "Intervention" means a program, sanction, supervision, or event that may impact recidivism.
5. (5) "Recidivism" means a return to criminal activity after a previous criminal conviction.
6. (6) "Recidivism standard metric" means the number of individuals who are returned to prison for a new conviction within three years after the day on which the individuals were released from prison.

Enacted by Chapter 291, 2026 General Session