Re-Entry & Recidivism
Full list of Re-Entry & Recidivism results
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How the Cognitive Community Model changes offender thinking and behavior
Since implementing this model, VADOC has recorded the lowest rate of offender recidivism among 45 states that produce three-year recidivism rates for felons
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Pa. inmate slated for release sent back to jail
Man botches own release with violent outburst in front of COs
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How VADOC reduced recidivism using the Cognitive Community Model
A well-designed and implemented multi-faceted approach to offender reentry is significantly lowering recidivism rates
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Prisons chief says Ohio must accelerate sentencing reform, prison alternatives
Ohio Dept. of Rehabilitation and Correction Dir. Gary Mohr said that Ohio's prison system needs its own mental-health hospital to treat inmates
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Va. jail using yoga to give inmates 'life balance' and reduce recidivism
The nationwide Prison Yoga Project aims to improve impulse control and decision making
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Work advancing on prison-industry partnership in Kentucky
The initiative is part of Senate Bill 120, which allows inmates to receive near private sector wages and job training
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Trump, state officials discuss efforts to help ex-inmates
The administration has been pressing Congress to send Trump legislation that would provide the Bureau of Prisons with $50 million over the next five years
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Penalized for being poor: The nation’s flawed bail system
Excessive bail is a major issue for low-level, non-violent, non-serious misdemeanor defendants who pose little threat to public safety
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How financial literacy can assist offender rehabilitation
By the time offenders reach our case load, they are already carrying a significant debt load from fines, courts costs, traffic tickets and victim restitution
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Why gang violence should be treated as a public health issue
Law enforcement leadership, corrections leadership and policymakers need to reevaluate their strategy for implementing gang prevention programs
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How legislation can help ex-prisoners find employment
Legislation like the Clean Slate bill keeps ex-prisoners out of the correctional system, minimizing costly recidivism rates and enhancing public safety
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6 issues prison reform measures must address
Our criminal justice system should not unfairly target individuals of lower socioeconomic means; here’s what needs to change
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Inmates, Mass. prosecutor candidates talk policy at unusual forum
Inmates at a Boston jail quizzed the candidates at what organizers described as the first forum of its kind in the country
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Lawsuit: Ga. is denying equal access for deaf inmates
The suit said the state isn't doing enough to help deaf and partially deaf people communicate while they're locked up and after they're released
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Released from prison, returning to crime
Even under more restrictive definitions of recidivism, California DOJ stats show a high rate of return to crime by released inmates
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