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.
“Be Not Afraid” highlights the journey of a group of men at Garden State Correctional Facility as they gain musical skills and “a sense of achievement and belonging”
Correctional personnel face a unique challenge — supporting inmates without crossing professional boundaries. Here’s how to do it right
The New Path program gives women at Florence McClure Women’s Correctional Center the tools to pursue cosmetology careers upon release
The eight-session program is designed to teach inmates about recognizing what trauma and abuse is and how to help themselves through educational lesson
With several severe restrictions that include 24-hour GPS monitoring, Hubbart will be allowed to rent a small house
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Thursday opened the first-ever Community Reentry and Resource Center at its jail complex
Served four years for drug trafficking before being released and starting his own business
The Oregon Department of Corrections has assigned 10 minimum-security inmates to take part in the prison system’s first legal buzz
Saginaw County Jail inmates will soon have a new way to communicate with friends and loved ones
Contact visits are currently permitted at York County Prison only by a judge’s orders, and for mothers only
November 2011 study by the Minnesota Department of Corrections concluded “visitation significantly decreased the risk of recidivism”
Rehabilitation doesn’t mean returning a ‘perfect’ person to society; here’s why we need to readjust our expectations
Corrections officials recently launched a suit donation drive with the goal of giving suits to outgoing inmates
Two days per month, two troops comprised of 19 offenders’ daughters are shuttled to the Jessup facility to bond with their mothers
The number of Oregon prison inmates given classroom education took a 12.6 percent dip from 2009 to 2013,
Kennebec County Jail inmates graduate from 5-week program
Youth development specialists impact juveniles
A new program implemented at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women will allow women to raise their children behind bars
State prisons director Gary Mohr attributes the drop to community programs that work with newly released inmates, and new prison units that prepare inmates for life outside bars
South Dakota Penitentiary, which runs a program called Parole Pups, was contacted and stepped up to the plate to foster the puppies
Graduate says online high school diploma program is helping inmates like him turn their lives around--and stay out of prison. By Smart Horizons Career Online Education
Gwinnett County jail’s “Jail Dogs” program chooses dogs most people overlook, the ones usually at the front of the death row line
GEO Reentry Services opened a “parolee re-entry center” earlier this month
It’s not feasible for correctional institutions alone to be responsible for the successful rehabilitation of offenders
344 inmates occupy its dormitory-style bedrooms, take high school-equivalency programs and work on substance abuse and job training
Six-member task force is charged with studying addiction and the state’s treatment options
Official: “By placing these individuals into paying jobs upon their release, we’re not only reducing the cost of housing inmates in our county jails, but also turning them into productive, taxpaying citizens”
A state lawmaker and Gov. Mary Fallin’s office believe Oklahoma DOC isn’t properly releasing offenders to lower levels of supervision as they near the end of their sentences
A proposed change in the way prison transfers and parole revocation hearings are processed is one of a series of recommendations
Recidivism rates for men who participate in the East Hill Singers from its inception in 1995 through 2013 is 18 percent
Recovery in a Safe Environment has already-sentenced inmates work together in day-long sessions confront their drug and alcohol abuse
45 inmates have reportedly requested books
23 programs statewide will share the $5 million