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Auditor of the State of California -- California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Several Poor Administrative Practices Have Hindered Reductions in Recidivism and Denied Inmates Access to In‑Prison Rehabilitation Programs, 2019 California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Several Poor Administrative Practices Have Hindered Reductions in Recidivism and Denied Inmates Access …
Publication • January 1, 2019
Vera Institute of Justice - Investing in Futures: Economic and Fiscal Benefits of Postsecondary Education in Prison, 2019 Investing in Futures: Economic and Fiscal Benefits of Postsecondary Education in Prison January 2019 Patrick Oakford, Cara Brumfield, Casey Goldvale, and Laura Tatum, Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality Margaret diZerega and …
Article • December 13, 2018
Return from darkness, a road without a path. Lessons on humane and effective punishment from the Nordic Countries by Pablo Sartorio by Pablo Sartorio*  “As a society, our decision to heap shame and contempt upon those who struggle and fail in a system designed to keep them locked up and …
Defy Ventures Founder Steps Down Amid Accusations of Misconduct by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Catherine Hoke used to work on Wall Street, employed by a private equity firm. She left the world of high finance to start the Prison Entrepreneurship Program for Texas prisoners in 2004. But after five …
Polls Show People Favor Rehabilitation over Incarceration by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke A recent poll found a majority of Americans – 67 percent overall – believe that building more prisons and jails does not reduce crime. Nearly as many – 62 percent – don’t believe that more prisons would …
Publication • September 10, 2018
ACLU Smart Justice Montana - Set Up to Fail - Montana's Probation and Parole System, 2018 Acknowledgments The ACLU of Montana expresses its deepest appreciation to those who contributed their time, expertise, and personal stories to this report. Those most impacted by the inequities and flaws of the probation and …
Publication • August 1, 2018
The Changing State of Recidivism: Fewer People Going Back to Prison, PEW Research Center, 2018 METHODOLOGYI The Changing State of Recidivism: Fewer People Going Back to Prison Data show the number returning 3 years later is down by nearly a quarter Trends in recidivism were analyzed using the National Corrections …
The Impact of Proposition 47 on Crime and Recidivism, Public Policy Institute of California, 2018 The Impact of Proposition 47 on Crime and Recidivism JUNE 2018 Mia Bird, Magnus Lofstrom, Brandon Martin, Steven Raphael, and Viet Nguyen with research support from Justin Goss PPIC.ORG © 2018 Public Policy Institute of …
Article • May 7, 2018 • from PLN May, 2018
New York Law Gives Reformed Offenders an Opportunity to Seal Convictions by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna A 2017 New York law, CPL 160.59, gives certain nonviolent offenders an opportunity to have their state convictions sealed, according to attorneys Ed Kratt and Frank Rothman. One of their clients, Joel Figueroa, …
Publication • May 1, 2018
Illinois Sentencing Policy Advisory Council - The High Cost of Recidivism, 2018 Summer 2018 Council Members Hon. Warren Wolfson (Ret.), Vice-Chair First District Appellate Court Sen. Kwame Raoul, Vice-Chair Illinois State Senate Stephen Baker Office of the Cook County Public Defender Sen. Jason Barickman Illinois State Senate Kathryn Bocanegra Institute …
Penal Reform International, Thailand Institute of Justice: Global Prison Trends, 2018 GLOBAL PRISON TRENDS 2018 SPECIAL FOCUS Pull-out section The rehabilitation and reintegration of offenders in the era of sustainable development Global Prison Trends 2018 This document is co-published and produced with financial assistance from the Thailand Institute of Justice …
Article • January 8, 2018 • from PLN January, 2018
Solitary to the Streets: Studies Find Such Releases Result in Higher Recidivism Rates, Violent Behavior by Lonnie Burton by Lonnie Burton Several studies have shown that prisoners released directly to the streets from solitary confinement are more likely to reoffend, commit new crimes sooner and exhibit violent behavior after release. …
Brief • January 1, 2018
Cole et al. v. Collier, TX, Settlement Agreement-Release, ADA-Rehabilitation Act Violation, 2018 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS HOUSTON DIVISION KEITH COLE, JACKIE BRANNUM, RICHARD KING, MICHAEL DENTON, FRED WALLACE, and MARVIN RAY YATES, individually and on behalf of those similarly situated, Plaintiffs, § § § § § …
Private Prison Company’s Announcement to Reduce Recidivism Criticized as PR Ploy by In October 31, 2017, CoreCivic, formerly known as Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), the nation’s largest for-profit prison company, announced via a press release that it was launching an initiative to advocate for policies designed to reduce recidivism. …
Publication • December 1, 2017
The Effects of Aging on Recidivism Among Federal Offenders The Effects of Aging on Recidivism Among Federal Offenders U N I T E D S TAT E S S E N T E NC I NG COM M I S S ION United States Sentencing Commission One Columbus Circle, N.E. …
Article • August 29, 2017 • from PLN September, 2017
Pretrial Diversion: Pay Not to Stay (in Jail) by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis As government authorities come to grips with the massive and costly incarceration problem in the United States, efforts to find alternatives to expensive prison and jail sentences are underway. Pretrial diversion, an old favorite, is once …
Article • August 29, 2017 • from PLN September, 2017
Re-entry Program for Federal Prisoners on Supervised Release Has Low Participation by The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania is trying to beef up its Court-Assisted Re-entry Program (CARE), which is available to federal prisoners placed on supervised release after they serve their prison term. The program’s …
Publication • August 2, 2017
Vera Institute of Justice - The Prison Paradox, 2017 Vera Evidence Brief For the Record The Prison Paradox: More Incarceration Will Not Make Us Safer Don Stemen, Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology, Loyola University Chicago; Member, Vera Research Advisory Board July 2017 Summary* to property crime. Research consistently shows …
States Use Medicaid Expansion under Obamacare to Lower Prison Healthcare Costs, Reduce Recidivism by Joe Watson by Joe Watson Despite constant backlash against the Affordable Care Acts (ACA), states across the country are depending on the federal legislation to not only reduce healthcare costs for prisoners and parolees, but also …
GEO Group Acquires CEC in $360 Million Deal by In an all-cash transaction that closed on April 6, 2017, private prison firm the GEO Group, Inc. acquired New Jersey-based Community Education Centers (CEC), a for-profit reentry and treatment provider. GEO plans to integrate CEC into its existing business operations. The …
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