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.
To celebrate the restoration of 55,000 wheelchairs for disabled individuals in low-resource countries through its prison work programs, Joni and Friends recognized CoreCivic with two award presentations for achieving this major milestone
Inmates at the Kane County Jail will be offered programs to help develop their own small business plans and equip them with the skills they need to successfully run a business
Virginia’s 19% three-year re-incarceration rate for State Responsible inmates from the FY2019 cohort is tied with Minnesota for the second-lowest rate in the nation
Madison County Schools has been using the state-run trusties program since 1999
Sheriff announces new section aimed at providing services for inmates’ return to community
Federal judges set April 18 as the new deadline
Study released Monday finds that violent crimes did not increase as a result of the program
Items will be donated to needy children and the homeless with help from the Folsom Lake Lion’s Club
To date, 338 men and women have participated in the Second Chance program
The inmate farm started in 1991 as part of the Sheriff’s Convicted Offender Re-entry Effort, also known as SCORE
Crispus Attucks planned to offer job training, addiction recovery support, basic computer training, Internet access, resume building, classes on anger management and more services
The Crispus Attucks Re-Entry Project, a “day reporting center” at 506 S. George St., will open soon
Job training projects are designed to help prisoners return to society
Cape Cod Five teaches financial literacy to Barnstable County Correctional Facility inmates
Director: “We started this for the dogs but we continue this for the impact it also has on the inmates”
Would give them constructive activities eight to 12 hours a day
Prison is over intended capacity, but programs offered to qualified offenders are intended to break cycle of incarceration
Voluntary, 12-36 month program called, “Faith- and Character-Based Correctional Initiative,” seeks to foster personal growth and character development
The coalition of non-profits behind the center hopes it will keep more people from going back to jail
A radical new program is giving criminals a break from jail, letting them into the community so they can hold down full-time jobs
Oklahoma’s Department of Corrections was told it could not make convicted sex offenders continue registration as legislative amendments change
In Virginia, 23 percent of released prisoners return to jail, second lowest rate in the nation
Legislators required that more emphasis be put on providing offenders with substance abuse treatment
Brown’s proposal to seek an extension is based on a deal struck with lawmakers last week
House Bill 463 was to reduce the number of people incarcerated in state prisons by increasing access to substance abuse treatment
Gubernatorial hopeful says idea would help keep offenders from returning to jail
The art show includes 52 pieces from about 26 inmates at the Wallens Ridge State Prison in Big Stone Gap
119-page article, to be published next month, is a review of the state’s post-conviction relief process
The centers are designed to rehabilitate drug abusers and help reincorporate them into society
Warden: “There’s a philosophy in the Department of Corrections that inmates ... should not serve time in anymore restrictive environments than they need to be”
Suspect, like Evan Ebel, monitored with ankle bracelet
May be entitled to have their names removed from the sex offender registry under a state Supreme Court opinion issued Tuesday
Told them the story of her abusive childhood and her own path toward the wrong side of the law