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• Calif. clears way for inmate firefighters to enter profession upon release

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  The new law will let certain former inmates apply to have their criminal records cleared in order to get hired as firefighters at government agencies

• COVID-19 complicating reentry after prison in Mich.

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  Many agencies whose work once revolved around in-person mentoring and counseling are resorting to video calls and phone conversations

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  Double the impact: How combining less lethal devices and bodycams can enhance safety in corrections

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  Body-worn cameras and TASER CEWs often have a calming effect on tense situations, but using them together can also cut down on complaints and boost transparency

• Calif. legislators push to let former inmates become firefighters

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  AB2147 would allow inmates, who have trained at state fire camps in prison, to have their criminal records expunged

• Researchers using AI to reduce recidivism

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  Purdue University Polytechnic Institute professors are identifying opportunities for early intervention to help parolees integrate back into society successfully

• Watchdog agency redacts findings about Va. parole board

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  Prosecutors and victims' families have raised concerns about a lack of timely or sufficient notification of the release of violent offenders

• Mass. county sheriff's office launches inmate gardening program

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  The sheriff's office said it recognizes the food service industry as being receptive to employing former offenders

• Veterans released from prison amid pandemic get a helping hand

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  Three Connecticut-based groups are helping released or soon-to-be-released vets navigate the process of reinstating their benefits and resolving any VA debts

• New paper highlights programs in U.S. prisons aiming to improve outcomes for veterans

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  "Barracks Behind Bars II: In veteran-specific housing units, veterans help veterans help themselves" illuminates specialized housing unit programs that are trying to prevent recidivism

• Reentry programs in Calif. struggling to meet needs of released inmates

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  Reentry providers statewide said the failure of some jailers to guide those who are being released toward transitional housing could encourage recidivism

• Data: Most Pa. inmates eligible for reprieve remain in state prisons

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  In April, Gov. Tom Wolf said up to 1,800 inmates statewide were eligible; 151 inmates were given temporary reprieve

• Report: Over 100 NY inmates freed amid COVID-19 re-arrested for crimes

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  Police said 110 Rikers Island inmates have accounted for 190 arrests since NYC began releasing inmates in March

• 6 ex-prisoners graduate from firefighter training camp for former inmates

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  Four former prisoners who completed the 18-month program have been hired as firefighters, per the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

• Legislature approves authority for Va. DOC to release some offenders early

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  The state's DOC director will now have the ability to consider early release for offenders with less than one year left to serve

• Breaking the cycle of frequent repeat offenders

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  Identifying and diverting ‘super-utilizers’ saves on resources, reduces jail overcrowding

• NC turns to app to help inmates prepare for release

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  The state will deploy tablets at several re-entry units in an effort to study the app's effectiveness

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