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 grant money will also go to evidence-based initiatives to help reduce recidivism in county jails, Allegheny County officials said
The event at Green Rock Correctional Center featured over 25 speakers and performers, including talks from individuals currently incarcerated
“I had the honor to not be viewed as a horrible inmate, but as a firefighter,” one of the inmates said during the graduation at Central California Women’s Facility
The state still plans to expand the program to include inmates who have up to seven years left to serve on their sentences
If we look to rehabilitate, we need to create, as much as possible, a true reflection of the outside world
Six men and two women have graduated since the detention center opened more than three months ago
Working to get drug offenders into rehab programs instead of jail
Grant will focus on job training workshops, scholarships and rehabilitation for those who have left prison
Inmates earned high wages and learned practical skills to use toward rehabilitation, the companies said
The “Inside Out Dad” program is a 12-week evidence-based course designed to improve the relationships between incarcerated fathers and their families though an examination of family history, parenting skills and communication
The PAWSitive Approach program has helped more than 100 Texas inmates since it started in 2000
South Dakota started the practice in 2005, offering those accused or convicted of an alcohol-related crime an alternative to jail
In this week’s episode, host Anthony Gangi talks with C1 columnist Curtis Isele about how rehabilitation is more than just a task for prisons; society is also responsible for helping offenders become law-abiding citizens
Trustees are given the privilege of crocheting as a perk and incentive to continue their good behavior
The Inmate Dog Alliance Project of Idaho is a partnership between the Idaho Humane Society and the Idaho Department of Correction created in 2004
The group is called “Working Men of Christ Ministries”, and on Sunday 21 of them headed to the El Dorado Correctional to mentor prisoners there
Since The Next Door Chattanooga started in 2011, 329 women have completed the program
Spoke about steps being taken in South Dakota correctional facilities focused on rehabilitation for inmates
A federal grant is letting Oklahoma inmates learn a skill — and receive other help to prepare them to leave incarceration behind
Master gardener Kathleen Andres and the other volunteers consult with the inmates and show them things like how to prune tomato plants and plot out a garden
U.S. District Court Judge Morrison C. England in Sacramento said in an order filed Wednesday that the program violates the equal protection clause of the Constitution
HOPE program is a new option available to judges looking for alternative sentences to prison for those who abuse drugs
Pilot program provides state and private funds to help connect 130 inmates ages 17 to 24 to either jobs or classes at Ranken Technical College
Bonnie Jean Cook was convicted of murder in the shooting death of a pregnant woman in 1986 when her name was Bonnie Foreshaw and won early release in 2013
Erion and her daughter, Heidi Revelo, walk into the jail once a month and spend an hour talking to and praying with some of the women staying there
Department of Corrections restarted its inmate work detail program Aug. 12, five days after Raymond Ramirez walked away from a crew, prompting an eight-hour manhunt that shut down part of Santa Fe
A few more mustangs are now in homes thanks to the center’s wild horse program, launched in fall of 2014
Only a fraction of 20,000 men and women annually released from DOC participate in services due to limited financial support, staffing, space and business cooperation
The goal of the study is to help improve the efficiency in processing people in and out of jail
Finding legal places to live for sex offenders, especially those who require medical treatment, is a growing problem nationally
His 1990 conviction was one of dozens to be called into question around the U.S. amid revolutionary changes in investigators’ understanding of arson
Nursing these animals back to health changes the inmates assigned to help out at the five-acre “Second Chance” farm within the state’s Niantic prison complex
