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An effort to reduce recidivism and the costs of incarcerating offenders has steadily grown in Winnebago County to the point that more than 1,000 people a year participate in a dozen different pre- and ...

It was one of the largest prisoner re-entry programs ever undertaken. RExO (Re-Integration of Ex-Offenders) aimed to help ex-cons find jobs, thereby reducing recidivism. Over the years, the Labor ...

If you’re one of the millions of people who has watched the prison-centric TV show “Orange is the New Black,” you might have a deeper understanding of what it means to be in prison, but you might also ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The nation's largest private prison operator is announcing a stepped-up effort to lobby for government programs and policies to keep former inmates from returning behind bars, ...

The steel doors of the Aiken County detention center swing open or closed to let people in or out – but for some inmates who keep getting arrested after they've left, that door is ever revolving. Many ...

An October 2017 study found the most potent predictor of recidivism was being a Black male, even though Black men had less contact with the criminal justice system and few of the risk factors ...

GRAFTON – Officials and inmates at the Grafton Reintegration Center on Monday highlighted some of the unique programs that are aimed to reduce recidivism rates. And they had good reason to. U.S.

Recidivism is a major problem for criminal justice systems in the United States. Almost half of inmates released from prison in the United States return there within three years, the Pew Charitable ...

TOGETHER, WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE. TOGETHER, WE CAN DRIVE CHANGE. >>> IN ILLINOIS, THE CHANCES OF INCARCERATED PERSON WILL RETURN TO PRISON WITHIN THREE YEARS IS HIGH. 42% OF THOSE RELEASED FROM ...

The Judiciary of Guam, along with various agencies and juvenile professionals, are working to prevent troubled youths from staying in the criminal justice system. The 2016 Juvenile Justice ...

When Pulaski County resident Bryan Burrow declined a judge's offer of 30 years behind bars, he was seeking a second chance in the state's criminal justice system where nearly half of those released ...