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 New Path program gives women at Florence McClure Women’s Correctional Center the tools to pursue cosmetology careers upon release
Partnership equips incarcerated individuals with pathways to employment
McLean County Sheriff Matt Lane said inmates who struggled with daily functions or speaking in complete sentences became “totally coherent” around the dog
The pilot program aims to rehabilitate, teach trade skills and morals to nonviolent offenders
The bill aims to save money by incarcerating fewer nonviolent inmates and investing savings in drug treatment
The residential substance abuse treatment unit will hold up to 28 inmates
The new system will keep more young offenders at home to participate in community-based programs that focus on behavioral changes
New opportunity arises for young offenders after Supreme Court ruled life sentences without parole for juveniles is unconstitutional
The bill is aimed to reduce prison population, shorten prison terms and decrease recidivism
About 62K inmates will have the chance to wipe their records clean
Interaction with dogs may help reduce stress and PTSD, sheriff says
The bill aims to keep the state’s prison down population and decrease the number of repeat offenders
Supervisor says animals have had a positive effect on inmates
The recidivism rate for people with mental illness is 85 percent
A new report says nearly half of all state’s prison inmates released in 2015 left without any parole or other supervision
The bill is aimed at reducing the prison population and chances of criminals re-offending
For months now, the Wyoming Department of Corrections has been working with University of Wyoming
At least 62,000 convicted felons could ask a judge to wipe away or “vacate” their criminal records
The growth comes more than 2 decades since federal dollars were prohibited for college prison programs
The former head stepped down two months before the erroneous early release of thousands of prisoners was made public
At least two deaths have been tied to the early releases
His arrest has raised fresh questions about whether prison workers once again face reprisals from former inmates
The program was launched last summer in Scranton and connects recently released inmates with bank loans
The bipartisan legislation is designed to help prisoners succeed after they are released
Shasta County’s Probation Department has set reduced recidivism as a primary goal but many obstacles stand in the way
Many states are looking at growing prison populations, obstacles to drug treatment, and high recidivism rates
Suspect died during a shootout with police following the robbery Thursday at the Bank of Eufaula
The documents sought by the Law and Justice Committee include any emails, reports or data compilations by the agency
The state has one of the highest incarceration rates in the country
The man served 13 years after pleading guilty for killing and dismembering his live-in girlfriend
The DOC will have to work all the way back to 2002, when a state Supreme Court ruling had the DOC apply “good time” credits
It was the second death tied to the early release of as many as 3,200 prisoners since 2002 because of a software coding error that miscalculated sentences
The four indigenous men previously convicted in the 1997 beating death of a teenager were exonerated this week by a settlement
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