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When Your Prison Becomes Your Paycheck

The Marshall Project By Maurica Chammah and Joseph Neff In 2010, Cindy Stubbs was nearing the end of a 14-year sentence in a South Carolina pris...

Michigan Drops Conviction Box from Job, License Applications

Associated Press By David Eggert Gov. Rick Snyder is ordering the state to no longer ask job applicants and people seeking certain occupational ...

Barron: “Quick Dips” and Other Corrections Programs

Casper Star Tribune By Joan Barron About 18 month ago, the state launched its participation in the federal Justice Reinvestment Initiative. ...

Medicaid’s New Prisoner Population

FoxBusiness.com By Kate Rogers Under the Affordable Care Act’s expansion of Medicaid, 25 states and the District of Columbia have broaden their ...

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...

11 States Report Reduction in Three-Year Recidivism Rates

The Crime Report By Megan Hadley States are showing a reduction in their three-year, return-to-prison rates, according to new data revealed...

Rural Re-entry Program Saves Money, Lives, Director Says

Herald Chronicle A resounding success, the Middle Tennessee Rural Re-entry Program boasts a drastic reduction in the recidivism rate for those part...

End "Stovepipe Approach" to Public Safety, State Officials Told

The Crime Report By Ted Gest To many Americans, “criminal justice reform” means addressing two prominent challenges: reining in abusive police o...

An ‘Amazon’ Approach to Testing Criminal Justice Reforms

The Crime Report By Dane Stallone Analyzing whether new policies and practices to reform the criminal justice system actually work can be t...

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