Observations 1% of adult males are serving federal or state prison sentences of greater than 1 year. Fifty-three percent of state prisoners are currently…
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Tag: Reentry
659,000 Fewer People Under Correctional Supervision-Big Drops in Jail-Probation-Prison Populations
Author Leonard A. Sipes, Jr. Thirty-five years of speaking for national and state criminal justice agencies. Former Senior Specialist for Crime Prevention for the…
View More 659,000 Fewer People Under Correctional Supervision-Big Drops in Jail-Probation-Prison PopulationsHuge Decrease for Parolees Returning to Prison
Subtitles Huge decrease in those on parole returning to prison. Approximately 1 in 53 adults in the United States was under community supervision at year-end…
View More Huge Decrease for Parolees Returning to PrisonVirginia’s Record Low Recidivism-Nobel Worthy or Shell Game?
Subtitles Virginia claims to have the lowest rate of returns to prison in the country. Virginia maintains a re-incarceration rate of 23.4 percent after three…
View More Virginia’s Record Low Recidivism-Nobel Worthy or Shell Game?77 Percent of Prisoners Arrested For Another Crime-Few Are Specialists
Subtitles 76.6% of state prisoners released in 30 states in were arrested for a new crime within 5 years of release. Compared to other inmates,…
View More 77 Percent of Prisoners Arrested For Another Crime-Few Are Specialists“Nothing Works” in Corrections Replaced by “Nothing Works Well?”
Subtitles Do offender rehabilitation programs significantly reduce crime? Fifth in a series of articles on parole and probation research and practice. If swift but certain…
View More “Nothing Works” in Corrections Replaced by “Nothing Works Well?”What Works in Parole and Probation-Minnesota Comprehensive Offender Reentry Plan
Subtitles Does parole and probation research show declines in arrests and reincarceration? What Works in Parole and Probation? Third in a series of articles…
View More What Works in Parole and Probation-Minnesota Comprehensive Offender Reentry PlanDo Prison Inmates Deserve Incarceration?
More Titles The American Prison Vote Project Are American prisons incarcerating the right people? Do violent or repeat offenders deserve prison? Article There are endless…
View More Do Prison Inmates Deserve Incarceration?Recidivism Among Federal and State Offenders
Summary This report provides a broad overview of key findings from the United States Sentencing Commission’s study of recidivism of federal offenders. The Commission studied…
View More Recidivism Among Federal and State OffendersDoes Occupational Training for Offenders Reduce Crime?
Prison Work Program Rated “No Effects” Minnesota’s Affordable Homes Program is a prison work program designed to increase the availability of affordable low-income housing while…
View More Does Occupational Training for Offenders Reduce Crime?3 IN 4 FORMER PRISONERS IN ARRESTED WITHIN 5 YEARS OF RELEASE
An estimated two-thirds (68 percent) of 405,000 prisoners released in 30 states in 2005 were arrested for a new crime within three years of release from prison, and three-quarters (77 percent) were arrested within five years
View More 3 IN 4 FORMER PRISONERS IN ARRESTED WITHIN 5 YEARS OF RELEASESuccessful offender reentry program in San Diego
The San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) recently released its third annual report on the San Diego Prisoner Reentry Program. The key program components are…
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