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.
During a performance at Oregon State Penitentiary, Jelly Roll sang a cover of Johnny Cash’s “Folsom Prison Blues” for the inmates
“Making Reading Memories,” a Racine County Extension program, is intended to connect children with parents who are incarcerated and improve children’s literacy skills
CDCR’s Youthful Offender Program brings inmates ages 18 to 25 who committed more serious crimes, including manslaughter, to the camp to train in wildland firefighting
89 dogs have been adopted from the facility since the program started ten years ago
A new analysis shows that the influx of inmates into county jails is raising the cost of health care within those facilities
Drug blocks receptors in the brain, reducing cravings and barring users from getting high for about 25 days
About 100 miles south of Denver on a 6,000-acre farm, men are serving up some of Colorado’s finest goat milk
Lazy Daisy is the star of a new animal-therapy program started for severely mentally ill inmates at Centennial Correctional Facility in Cañon City
Sedgwick County Jail will transition the visitation rooms to newer video kiosk
Would decriminalizing “victimless crimes” be beneficial for the corrections system and society overall?
The New Mexico Department of Corrections has launched a new program that allows prisoners without disciplinary problems to help with rescued horses
He’s seeking $5.4 million to $8 million under Connecticut’s wrongful incarceration law
The Red Dog Project was introduced to the York Correctional Institution on Oct. 31 and has since helped 40 dogs find new homes.
After the 120-hour training, inmates are certified to work as beekeepers and are even offered jobs with beekeeping organizations around the area
The institution is perhaps best known as the home of Prison Blues, an inmate work program that produces up to 25,000 pairs of jeans a year
For years now, inmates at the Pontotoc County Jail have been growing their own food
What used to be a fruit tree farm tucked away on the east side of Stillwater now produces 10,000 pounds of produce for the Payne County Jail
Prisoners spend four to six months training dogs to serve people with various conditions
The criminal justice system is seeking alternatives to lengthy prison sentences when it comes to dealing with drug offenders
Robin Ebert, Program Manager of Goodwill’s Employment First, spends her time helping put people to work and has seen the issue first hand with clients
Restored Citizens is a monthly program for ex-prisoners aimed at helping newly released convicts readjust to life outside prison walls
One hundred eighty inmates fought wildfires across the sun-dried forests and grasslands of central and eastern Oregon on Wednesday
A 10-member inmate crew grows, tends and harvests vegetables, fruit and flowers across nearly an acre of open space on the ECI compound of about 3,000 inmates
Complete community service projects that benefit various nonprofit organizations and community centered businesses of the area
Attending programs in prison often improves the success rate for individuals after prison
One Florida county is doing what it can to get veteran inmates back on their feet
In and Out Dads is a 12-week course for male inmates and teaches them how to keep in contact with their children while incarcerated
Inmates will refurbish the bikes for a bike giveaway in New Orleans
The department incorporated the Intensive Supervision Services as a part of the Division of Young Offender Parole and Reentry Services in 2011
Ladies of Leath Women’'s Correctional Institution in Greenwood has been handcrafting patriotic American flag bow ties since Tight Lines Y’all teamed with Prison Industriess
Program allows parent inmates to spend the last year of their sentence outside of jail
Southeastern Kentucky Re-Entry Task Force seeks to help inmates readjust to society as successful citizens
Mentoring program helped former inmate Jose Huerta re-enter society and avoid reoffending