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Training the Brain to Stay out of Jail

The Marshall Project By Eli Hager Growing up in public housing in North Charleston, S.C., in the 1970s, David Hayward was familiar with poverty,...

The Sister of Second Chances

The New York Times By John Leland Venita Pinckney grew up around Catholic schools and churches, and she thought she knew about nuns. Then a smal...

Freaky Friday, Prison-Style

The Marshall Project By Derek R. Trumbo, Sr. No one knew what we were signing up for, but we volunteered for the “re-entry-to-society simulator”...

Justice Department Announces $53 Million in Grant Awards to Reduce Recidivism Among Adults and Youth

U.S. Department of Justice The Justice Department announced today that it will award grants totaling $53 million to 45 jurisdictions, to reduce rec...

Newark Reentry Initiative Aims to Cut Recidivism, Prevent Homicide

NJTV News By Erin Delmore “When a fellow coming out of prison gets a job, it helps everyone,” said Sen. Cory Booker. A million dollar federal...

Florida Expands Education Opportunities for Prisoners

WLRN By Shawn Mulcahy Florida prisoners will have new education opportunities under a law signed by Gov. Rick Scott. In an overinflated job m...

Breaking the chain - recidivism and re-entry programs in Toledo

Toledo City Paper by Russ Axon Michael Hampton was 53 years old when he first went to prison. Arrested for a domestic violence charge and dealin...

Shifting Social Gears to Tackle Poverty, Recidivism

The Heights By Alessandro Zenati Outside the double doors of an atrium leading to Google’s Cambridge headquarters, in the center of the MIT acad...

Parole Reforms Promise Prison Cost Savings

The Times Herald “He who opens a school door, closes a prison,” said French author Victor Hugo. Perhaps it’s not an apples and oranges compariso...

Attorneys: Re-Entry in Indian Country Is Crucial to Reducing Recidivism

Missoulian By Vince Devlin POLSON – Michael Batista, the director of the Montana Department of Corrections, likes the story, even if it wasn...

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