Crime rates are increasing across the United States. If history is any indication, many policymakers and Americans will look to our prisons and jails in the next few years to stop the crime rise. But ...
The Utah Office of Homeless Services released new data on Tuesday revealing the overlap between chronic homelessness and criminal recidivism, providing support for Gov. Spencer Cox’s push to fund more ...
For years the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) has released annual recidivism reports that detail how often inmates re-offend after they are released. But the reports ...
Why do so many people return to crime after serving their sentence—even in Norway, with one of the world's most humane prison systems? That is the question Olea Linnea Andersson recently explored in ...
The head of the Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association and the head of the state’s prison system have exchanged letters critiquing a survey that the state agency had sent to its “stakeholders,” ...
The State Department of Corrections released its first comprehensive report on recidivism since 2013, and found that the rate of re-arrest or re-incarceration of individuals who have previously been ...
The South Dakota Republican primary candidates faced off for their last debate before the June vote Monday night. The ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A participant in California attends a Pathway to Employment orientation offered by the Center for Employment Opportunities, which ...
ALBANY — A new study released Wednesday found the state’s landmark “bail reform law” — eliminating bail for most misdemeanors and nonviolent felonies — actually reduced recidivism overall in New York ...
Republicans are denouncing Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s efforts to study whether Virginia’s no parole policies, in effect since 1995, should be eased. Among the most vocal critics is state Sen. Mark ...
MONROE COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — A new inmate work program in Monroe County is already showing promising results, creating ...