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• Veterans released from prison amid pandemic get a helping hand

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  Three Connecticut-based groups are helping released or soon-to-be-released vets navigate the process of reinstating their benefits and resolving any VA debts

• New paper highlights programs in U.S. prisons aiming to improve outcomes for veterans

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  "Barracks Behind Bars II: In veteran-specific housing units, veterans help veterans help themselves" illuminates specialized housing unit programs that are trying to prevent recidivism

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• Reentry programs in Calif. struggling to meet needs of released inmates

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  Reentry providers statewide said the failure of some jailers to guide those who are being released toward transitional housing could encourage recidivism

• Data: Most Pa. inmates eligible for reprieve remain in state prisons

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  In April, Gov. Tom Wolf said up to 1,800 inmates statewide were eligible; 151 inmates were given temporary reprieve

• Report: Over 100 NY inmates freed amid COVID-19 re-arrested for crimes

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  Police said 110 Rikers Island inmates have accounted for 190 arrests since NYC began releasing inmates in March

• 6 ex-prisoners graduate from firefighter training camp for former inmates

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  Four former prisoners who completed the 18-month program have been hired as firefighters, per the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

• Legislature approves authority for Va. DOC to release some offenders early

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  The state's DOC director will now have the ability to consider early release for offenders with less than one year left to serve

• Breaking the cycle of frequent repeat offenders

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  Identifying and diverting ‘super-utilizers’ saves on resources, reduces jail overcrowding

• NC turns to app to help inmates prepare for release

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  The state will deploy tablets at several re-entry units in an effort to study the app's effectiveness

• Is it ever okay for a correctional officer to shake an inmate’s hand?

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  Is the answer a flat-out “no” or does it depend on the situation?

• Data backs Texas jail diversion effort to help mentally ill, officials say

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  The pilot aims to get people with serious mental health issues out of the jail on bond and connect them with support services to ensure they return for their court appearances

• LA County officials vow 'no more jails,' just mental health centers. Can it really happen?

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  Some call it a “paradigm shift”

• Biden criminal justice plan reverses part of 1994 crime bill

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  The early Democratic front-runner's plan aims to reduce incarceration, end the federal death penalty and expand the DOJ's role in investigating police departments

• 3K federal inmates released under criminal justice overhaul

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  First Step Act gives judges more sentencing discretion, eases mandatory minimum sentences and aims at reducing recidivism

• Okla. inmate rehab program teaches cosmetology skills

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  The R.I.S.E. Program provides inmates with a free cosmetology education and partners with salons to help hire program graduates

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