(09/26/2012)
The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center’s National Reentry Resource Center (NRRC) released a policy brief on Sept. 25, 2012, highlighting a number of states reporting significant, reductions in recidivism.
(08/09/2012)
As is so often the case, Goldman Sachs is on the cutting edge of an innovation that alternatively excites, fascinates and concerns people.
(07/12/2012)
Veterans returning home to Georgia may soon join other military members in a new dormitory reserved especially for them — in a jail.
(05/23/2012)
The National Center for State Courts (NCSC) recently released a report on the effectiveness of Wisconsin courts' efforts to enhance public safety while reducing recidivism.
(12/14/2011)
On Dec. 8., the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP) sponsored a forum of policymakers from all 50 states to focus on improving success rates for people released from prison.
(04/13/2011)
More than 40 percent of ex-cons commit crimes within three years of their release and wind up back behind bars, according to a new study.
(04/01/2011)
YORK, Pa. — York County Prison is serving as the location of a pilot program designed to improve recidivism by transferring state inmates to county lockups before they are released.
(12/03/2010)
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation launched an online Community Resource Directory for parolees, their families and other community members in an effort to help offenders successfully reintegrate into their neighborhoods and reduce recidivism.