According to federal data, North Dakota has a 35% recidivism rate. But the F5 Project, a statewide initiative, focuses on ...

Pinellas County Jail provides inmates with tablets for communication and services to enhance safety and reduce recidivism.

Libraries aren’t the only literary initiatives inside prison walls. Several Colorado groups — Unbound Authors, Colorado Radio ...

The Inmate Growth Naturally and Intentionally Through Education program aims to foster a sense of pride and empowerment in ...

HUNDREDS TAKES A LOT OF PREP. DOING THE PEELING AND THE CHOPPING IS MATTHEW MESERVE. HE HAS EXPERIENCE IN KITCHENS, BUT THIS ONE IS DIFFERENT. CERTAIN TOOLS ARE UNDER LOCK AND KEY. AT THE TIME OF OUR ...

I was granted clemency because I demonstrated sustained change; that's the accountability opportunity Iowa should offer, ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) — It was all about recidivism Tuesday at a meeting of the state’s Reentry Task Force. Recidivism is the likelihood that someone formerly incarcerated will commit another ...

Look at any map of Chicago measuring crime or poverty, and you’ll see a disheartening picture: The communities with less economic opportunity have more crime. This is not a new revelation. Economists, ...

As a licensed social worker, I can confidently say, most of the time, people do not make a choice to hurt someone without first being hurt by someone. When someone is hurt in a traumatic way before ...

Dec. 10—SANTA FE — After several years of declining, New Mexico's rate of inmates who end up back in prison after being released has climbed back up to nearly 40%, a new legislative report found. The ...