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Tenn. man arrested in shooting was free on bond in separate death

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 19:22:38 UTC

By Todd South Chattanooga Times Free Press CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — A 19-year-old Chattanooga man arrested in connection with a shooting Tuesday night was free on bond from murder charges in a separate shooting. Police arrested Demetrius Bibbs on Wednesday for a shooting at 2601 Fourth Ave. that injured 28-year-old Guy Wilkerson. Police believe the shooting is gang-related, according to a news release ...

Reducing recidivism: Whose responsibility is it?

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:21:27 UTC

As state representatives and senators move deeper into this winter’s legislative sessions, familiar criminal justice topics become fodder for discussion, task force study, and eventually bills for consideration. A recurring theme has become a broken record echoing in the marble halls of state capitols. Reducing recidivism is a perceived solution to budget-buster agency challenges, and, most of ...

Policy questioned after freed Ill. inmates reoffend

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:44:57 UTC

By Lisa Donovan Chicago Sun-TimesCOOK COUNTY, Ill. — Rather than being turned over to immigration authorities, 346 Cook County jail inmates have walked out of jail without delay after posting bond, serving their sentences or having their cases dropped in the nearly five months since county commissioners passed a controversial immigration ordinance.From that group, 11 were freed only to be arrested ...

The importance of art and music behind bars

Tue, 1 Nov 2011 13:56:43 UTC

By Laura Bedard, Ph.D.I get it. Prison shouldn't be fun. I get it — victims don't want to see inmates playing in a band or making art. I get it. The purpose of prison is retribution. Free world people want inmates locked away. They don't want to know what they're doing and they don't care how they came to be criminals. But facts are facts. Most inmates will get out. They will re-enter society ...

Ohio gun-violence panel tries profiling shooters

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 13:40:12 UTC

By Theodore Decker The Columbus DispatchCOLUMBUS, Ohio — A panel studying gun violence in Ohio will meld data from police agencies and the prison system to determine who is most often responsible for the crimes and how to stop them from re-offending.The Violent Crime with Guns Advisory Group was formed earlier this year by Attorney General Mike DeWine, who has called gun violence a scourge inflicted ...

Evidence-based practices: A question of morality?

Frank Domurad — Wed, 18 May 2011 21:02:58 UTC

In the summer of 2005, the National Institute of Justice held its annual research conference on crime and crime prevention. The topic that year was Evidence-Based Practices (EBP). At the first morning's plenary session, the large ballroom was packed with academics and practitioners waiting to hear the latest information from some of the world's most eminent scholars. Pens and pencils were poised to ...

Our slipping grip on supervision: Why released offenders keep coming back

Brad Drown — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 21:30:40 UTC

It�s been said that insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Just what are we expecting will happen this time as we increase probation and parole caseloads and purge prisons?

6 evidence-based practices proven to lower recidivism

Doug Hooley — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 12:43:44 UTC

In recent years, research has identified several evidence-based practices proven to work at lowering recidivism again and again. Here are six of the best

The importance of attending to a prisoner's medical needs

Thu, 6 Sep 2007 16:29:32 UTC

Why is it so important for you to provide for a prisoner�s medical needs?

There are four main reasons why it's in your best interest to take care of a prisoner in you "care

Underwater training helping inmates land jobs

Tue, 1 Nov 2011 23:54:42 UTC

Inmates at California prisons are doing their time hundreds of feet under water, and when some get out, they go on to make six-figure salaries.

Ex-NJ governor mentors inmates

Fri, 12 Aug 2011 18:33:34 UTC

Seven years after coming out of the closet to become the first openly homosexual governor and resigning over an affair with a male staffer, the former New Jersey Governor is now the spiritual counselor to inmates.

New law means more rehab, less jail time

Wed, 18 May 2011 20:14:26 UTC

Okla. Governor Mary Fallin signed House Bill 2131. It's designed to reduce the state's prison population and help rehabilitate non-violent offenders.

Sex offenders: Where to put them?

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 17:59:08 UTC

Determining where sex offenders can live after they're released from prison is a major issue in New York. No one wants them moving into their neighborhood. That is the root of a huge problem costing taxpayers millions.

Crime rate down; empty jail beds up

Mon, 20 Dec 2010 19:51:20 UTC

As the crime rate drops in Idaho Falls, the number of empty jail beds has increased.