Re-Entry and Recidivism
The Re-Entry and Recidivism section focuses on the challenges and strategies for helping former inmates successfully reintegrate into society while reducing the likelihood of reoffending. This directory provides articles and resources on effective re-entry programs, support services, and policies to lower recidivism rates. Understanding these concepts is vital for correctional professionals promoting rehabilitation and public safety. For more on inmate support, explore our section on Parole and Probation.
The PAWSitive Changes program at Armstrong County Jail pairs long-term shelter dogs with inmates, giving both a chance at transformation
With courts popping up across the facility, pickleball offers California Men’s Colony inmates a chance to connect and stay active
The program at FCI Marion teaches inmates how to work with dogs who may lack manners or confidence
A judge said DNA evidence unavailable at the time of Darryl Howard’s trial would have created a reasonable doubt for jurors
Brock Turner, who was convicted of sexually assaulting a woman and sentenced to six months, is scheduled to be released Friday
For the fifth year, the rate at which offenders return to state prison continues to fall
Texas is exploring new ways to help inmates escape gangs
Jeffrey Scott Pine was the second inmate in a week to have escaped from the Los Angeles facility
Next month, the program will allow those destined for secure detention or other sanctions to receive after-school assistance and therapeutic services
10 inmates will train dogs plucked from the euthanization line at the shelter to give inmates a vocational skill and teach them empathy
After the DOC canceled the band’s scheduled set inside the prison over security concerns, the supergroup played an impromptu show outside the walls
Doctors say the man is no longer plagued by the mental illness that drove him to shoot Reagan
State funding for programs designed to help former inmates under state supervision stay out of jail has been cut from four Louisiana cities
State and city officials are grappling over who should be allowed to stay there
A program that allows Arizona prison inmates to help break wild horses is also helping to tame recidivism rates
Critics saw the policy of disenfranchising felons as an outrage in a state known for landmark civil rights rulings
With a revamped program, state officials hope to break the cycle for inmates who continue to commit crime
Screening serves an essential function of identifying the best candidates for treatment from the broad population of applicants
The convicted killer was 11 at the time of the slaying
Ryan Elliott Giroux has criminal convictions in three states dating back to 1993
Fogle admitted that he paid for sex at New York City hotels with girls who were 16 or 17
Schools’ inquiries about criminal records too often block people who’ve served time in prison from getting an education
They will likely primarily use it for female inmates, though it is not restricted to woman
A letter was sent Thursday to the teachers and principals at adult prison facilities
New charges against another inmate with the same name were mistakenly duplicated and put in both inmates’ files
The fixes ranged from improving bail systems to supporting recently released former prisoners to curbing the use of solitary confinement
In the rest, inmates served more time than they should have
The suspect had been released after serving time on a list of charges
Pathways is the first halfway house of its kind in Pennsylvania run by the Corrections Department
If Gov. John Bel Edwards agrees to the bill, violators would face prison sentences up to 10 years
Only nonviolent inmates can participate in the voluntary CIP program
Efforts to revive were undertaken and an ambulance was called to the facility
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