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.
‘Not denied for past mistakes’: Nev. prison highlights cosmetology program with low recidivism rates
Since 2016, only two out of 85 cosmetology graduates at Florence McClure Women’s Correctional Center have returned to prison
Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson credits the jail’s IGNITE program for improving outcomes and easing staff stress
Luis Cardenas transitioned from corrections to teaching inmates how bees can offer a path to rehabilitation and new opportunities
All 14 of Oregon’s state prisons will soon be offering ‘clean’ movies, comedy and faith-based TV through the Trinity Broadcasting Network
Refused to participate in religious drug rehab group and was declared in violation of parole even though he’d asked for a secular group
Officials said they are asking residents for help with a program that allows inmates to care and train shelter dogs from the Animal Services Center of Mesilla Valley
Westmoreland County Prison inmates will have to begin paying for their education as a result of proposed state budget cuts
Garden Project is part of the Maine Coastal Regional Reentry Center in Belfast
A program aimed at helping military veterans stay out of prison once they are released was introduced Thursday
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