Substance use disorder treatment in the community is a superior alternative to incarceration for offenders with a substance misuse background, according to a recent study published in BMC Psychiatry ...

Members of the data working group will continue to define recidivism after receiving feedback from other members of the ...

A little early morning rain didn’t stop dozens of people from running to reduce recidivism at Shelby Farms on Sunday. It was a fundraiser for an organization who’s made it its mission to assist those ...

Shantè Richardson founded the Prison Wives Society to provide support for women with incarcerated partners. She is committed to addressing the issue of recidivism rates in the criminal justice system.

A new study sought to determine the effects of a college-in-prison program, the Bard Prison Initiative (BPI). The study found a large and significant reduction in recidivism rates across racial groups ...

Imagine an entrepreneur. Who comes to mind? Is it a well-known figure like Steve Jobs or the Shark Tank cast? Or perhaps a recent college grad in a business suit? Maybe even someone like me—the ...

The Arizona Juvenile Department of Corrections has opened a first-of-its-kind holistic healing studio inside the Adobe ...

Jessica Baynes was not in a place she wanted to be in early 2019 — the Decatur Correctional Center for Women — but it turned out to be the right place and the right time for her after all. Charged ...

Across the country, governors and legislators continue to search for ways to reduce recidivism, control correctional costs and improve public safety. Yet despite decades of reform efforts, state ...

Mekesha H. Montgomery is an attorney at Frost Brown Todd and founder of the Eliminating Recidivism Alliance. Daren Swenson is vice president of Reentry Partnerships and Innovation at CoreCivic and a ...

Last year, Gov. Katie Hobbs signed an executive order implementing a program to address high levels of recidivism in Arizona.