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.
Nevada seeks to remove slavery and involuntary servitude as punishment for crime from its constitution; California removed slavery, but still allows involuntary servitude
The bill would shift parole board criteria from considering weapon use in the crime to assessing the inmate’s prison behavior, including completion of educational programs
In a partnership with the nonprofit Sleep in Heavenly Peace, more than 60 SCI inmates worked with community volunteers to build 22 beds for children in need
Education Secretary Arne Duncan and Attorney General Loretta Lynch announced the administration’s new Second Chance Pell Pilot program during a visit Friday to the Maryland Correctional Institution
Some federal and state prisoners could soon be eligible for federal student aid to take college courses while behind bars
Clothes Line for Men is a donation-fueled nonprofit that provides free clothing to low-income men looking for or trying to maintain work
David Van Horn, who served 20 years, as a contract lead cook supervisor at the state prison in Santa Fe
A parolee who tests positive for drugs, including heroin, won’t be automatically and returned to state prison
Although a rehabilitation program within the Madison County Detention Center would likely help decrease the ever-growing population of returning inmates, there is no room in the facility for such a program
Drug and alcohol education for Northumberland County inmates has yet to resume since fire destroyed the prison in January
Auditor Doug Hoffer cites not enough assurances released prisoners are getting the services they need
Corrections Commissioner Marshall Fisher says in a news release that MDOC will request information from the Mississippi Department of Transportation where inmates are needed for litter control
The link between serving time behind bars as a teen and drop out rates grew stronger with a new report
Qualifying ex-inmates will be able to get a loan, an education and drug-and-alcohol treatment under a novel program that officials hope will reduce the number of felons who wind up back in prison
Re-entry courts are meant to closely manage people after they are released from prison, using court authority to steer them toward resources and offer feedback
Federal officials want to explore whether opening job centers inside jails would help more inmates find work by giving them a head start on their resumes, interviewing skills and job leads
A western Massachusetts prison believes dressing for success can help inmates break the stranglehold of addiction
A new vocational class for female inmates hopes to arm them with skills to use once they’re released
New measures would send fewer people to prison, assure that ex-convicts are able to get jobs and contribute to society
More than half the jail’s population is there for heroin or heroin-related charges
Every week or so, Grand Forks District Judge Don Hager meets with adult offenders, not to hand down penalties, but to talk about treatment
Jailer Jim Daley says he hopes to have a substance abuse program operating when the space opens
Prison officials said the 72 male inmates have been training for several months
New Rikers Island policy to improve inmate re-entry process
Jailer Brian Lawson wants to help as many inmates as possible regain their lives and take that journey back into society
Officials have broken ground on what will become an inmate-run garden just beside the jail facilities on Coffee Tree Road
A ministry group completed baptisms at the Harrison County Jail in Indiana over the weekend, as part of their mission to help rehabilitate inmates
First-of-its-kind program is called Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion
The FORWARD program allows cats to live on the prison site, giving staff and inmates a break from their day
America Works is a job readiness program aimed at helping some of the 650,000 inmates released annually
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