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

Augusta District Attorney Jared T. Williams on Tuesday announced the launch of the Checks Over Stripes program, which empowers young people through employment and education – helping them earn ...

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, ...

Released prisoners face a host of challenges, not the least of which are astronomical unemployment rates. But a supplier of software to public agencies hopes that its technology can put a dent in that ...

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 ...

During my time as Albany police chief, I saw firsthand how formerly incarcerated individuals, given proper support, were able to stabilize their lives and successfully return to their communities.

New numbers are showing how reentry programs and services at the Chautauqua County Jail are greatly reducing the facility’s recidivism rate. According to CodyAnne Weise, employment and reentry ...

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 ...

MECHANICSBURG, Pa. — It’s the reality for thousands of Pennsylvanians in the criminal justice system: being re-arrested or re-incarcerated. It’s known as recidivism, a pattern Kelly Evans with the ...