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  Why gang violence should be treated as a public health issue

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  Even under more restrictive definitions of recidivism, California DOJ stats show a high rate of return to crime by released inmates

• Inside a Miss. prison, English teachers fight recidivism with creative writing

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  The programs provide an escape from the monotony of prison life while helping students process their pasts

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  In new job, disgraced governor helps fellow ex-cons

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  Former Gov. John Rowland is now working as a fundraiser for a Christian group that helps convicts return to their communities

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  How successful re-entry into society helps break the cycle of recidivism

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  Correctional facilities need to build bridges between prisoners and the community to give inmates the best chance for a successful reintegration

• How a correctional garden is cultivating inmate rehabilitation

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  Not only does the Mendocino County Jail garden provide a significant amount of produce for the jail’s kitchen, it offers inexpensive inmate rehabilitation therapy

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  How VADOC achieved the lowest recidivism rate in the nation

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  Strategies to enable probation and parole to help offenders reintegrate into society can have a dramatic effect on recidivism rates

• Mich. prison serves up gourmet meals

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  Lakeland’s Food Technology program — one of 11 like it around the state that teach inmates the ins and outs of food service — has been a quiet success story

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  Inmates dismantle a prison – with admin approval

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  In addition to the savings in cost and to the environment, the project provided inmates with job-training skills

• Can virtual reality help reform inmates? Alaska DOC wants to find out

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  Inmates and staff both said virtual reality could be a valuable tool to enhance life skills and provide training to prisoners before they are released

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  Trump urges Congress to overhaul nation's prison system

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  President Trump is trying to jump-start efforts in Congress to overhaul the U.S. prison system and help more former inmates successfully re-enter society

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