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 Excellence in Facilities Award from Recidiviz recognizes MDOC’s innovative use of data and technology to prepare inmates for successful reintegration into the community
Elmwood Correctional Facility’s new Goodwill store gives incarcerated women hands-on retail training and provides inmates with free clothes upon their release
“I think it makes a difference for them because they get a slice of humanity that they don’t normally get in here. They’re seen as people,” the Republic FC president said
A $700K Department of Workforce Development grant is paying for four groups of inmates to take introductory classes
Unlike more than half of U.S. states, Kansas has no law setting forth the monetary value of lost time for those wrongly convicted
Fingerprint records and criminal histories are missing for some inmates in Arizona, meaning when they’re released they could pass background checks
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The measure reduces some drug possession and property crimes from felonies to misdemeanors
Joe Ganim was released from prison just five years ago
The Incarcerated Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 732 has created care packages for the local homeless population and those who have lost their homes
Good Landlord ordinance charges a hefty business license fees to property managers who rent to people with felony convictions within the past four years but allows significant fee reductions to those who do not
Recently visited California prisons to review programs designed to help train inmates for work in fields in which employers can’t attract enough qualified staff
Dog training programs benefit both inmates and the recipients of the trained service dogs
The money is for jail projects that are designed to help rehabilitate prisoners
Corrections officers find the dogs to be a great way to de-stress on the job
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Pennsylvania hopes to educate its state prison inmates so they won’t commit more crimes after they are released
In the national conversation about crime and punishment, Obama hasn’t been afraid to identify with the people being policed, as well as with the police
The 252 residents have completed their prison sentences but were sent to the facility after a judge ruled they would likely hurt someone again
With his visit to a drug treatment center in Newark, New Jersey, Obama aims to boost his ongoing push for overhauling the criminal justice system
Snowday is staffed by young men and women who have spent time behind bars, most of them in the city’s notoriously violent Rikers Island jail
Those who think that officers cannot be security-minded as well as personable may not fully understand the value of sound security practices or the skillset of today’s correctional officer
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Whatever their hopes and dreams, the thousands of inmates returning to communities across the U.S. may find re-entry more difficult than they imagined
Employment alone reduces an offender’s likelihood of recidivism by more than 40 percent
The class, called ‘Victim Impact,’ connected offenders with victims of violent crimes to show the fallout of their actions on others
About a dozen federal district courts across the country have so-called pre-trial diversion programs
Two full-time workers help the former inmates with issues related to jobs, education, Social Security, mental health, food stamps, utilities, transportation and housing
After spending 26 years in federal prison for dealing cocaine, Michael Santos focuses on helping others
Program is aimed at reducing the overflowing prison population by cutting crime, ending recidivism and creating jobs
Corrections officials had said for years that only nonviolent prisoners were allowed in the program
Officials said that nearly 40 percent of the state’s inmate firefighting crew have previous convictions for violent offenses
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