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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...

Opinion: Clean the Slate for Nonviolent Offenders

By Stephen A. Zappala Jr., Allegheny County District Attorney For the past 20 years, my office has prosecuted hundreds of thousands of criminal cas...

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,...

Out of Prison, but Struggling for Health Care

Star Tribune By Glenn Howatt On his release from prison in December 2013, Gregory Odeneal had secured a place to live. He had studied his respon...

Moving from Prison to a PhD

Nature By Virginia Gewin Most applications to academic institutions around the world include a box to check if a student has a criminal history,...

Who Will Fill Frank Wolf's Shoes as Second Chance Advocate?

The Crime Report By Ted Gest The retirement of U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Va.) next year could have a major impact on criminal justice policy, say ...

Prisoner Reentry Program in New Jersey Gets $1M Grant to Help End 'Tragic Cycle' of Killings

NJ.com By Noah Cohen Officials on Thursday announced a Newark prisoner reentry program that will focus on providing services, including employme...

Environmental Programs Grow a Better Prison System

GreenBiz By Sarah Hicks The Prison Policy Initiative creates a yearly pie chart that details the makeup of the U.S. prison system. In ...

Opinion: The Financial Knowledge Inmates Need to Reenter Society

Governing By John Wetzel and Robin L. Wiessmann One of the many challenges facing corrections officials and policymakers across the c...

Do Renters' past Crimes Matter? Study Says Often Not.

Finance and Commerce By William Morris Every landlord wants to find reliable, rule-abiding tenants. A new study by four local developers suggest...

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