Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X A city initiative to keep previously incarcerated individuals safe and out of prison has received ...

SANTA CRUZ — Santa Cruz County needs a new main jail — but not until an effective anti-recidivism program has been funded and deployed, a civil panel of local residents found in a new analysis. Each ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A recent meeting of the Arkansas Board of Corrections ended with its approval of an anti-recidivism program backed by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Officials said the plan focuses ...

Henderson County officials say reentry programs are helping more people stay out of jail and move forward after release.

The Michigan Department of Corrections reports a record low recidivism rate of 21%, attributed to effective reentry programs aiding former prisoners.

The Louisiana Department of Corrections overstated savings from 2017 Justice Reinvestment Initiative reforms by more than $200,000 out of about $37.8 million, the Louisiana Legislative Auditor reports ...

Oklahoma Department of Corrections Director Justin Jones said Oklahoma does well in its rate of recidivism, which is defined as the number of inmates who are released from prison but return to state ...

When Pulaski County resident Bryan Burrow declined a judge's offer of 30 years behind bars, he was seeking a second chance in the state's criminal justice system where nearly half of those released ...

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 ...