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The High Cost of Recidivism

This publication from the Illinois Sentencing Policy Advisory Council (SPAC) examines data on recidivism in the state of Illinois. The brief updates t...

Reentry Essentials: Reducing Recidivism and Improving Other Outcomes for Youth and Young Adults

This is the fourth in a series of posts on aspects of successful reentry. Each post will include curated resources related to the featured reentry top...

Criminal Victimization, 2013

This bulletin from the Bureau of Justice Statistics provides estimates for the rates and levels of victimization in the United States in 2013, as well...

Data Trends: Utah Criminal Justice Reform

This report from The Pew Charitable Trusts examines data on prison populations and crime in Utah since changes to policies and practices took place in...

Reentry Essentials: Addressing Mental Health Needs among People in the Criminal Justice System

By The Council of State Governments Justice Center Staff This is the third in a series of posts on aspects of successful reentry. Each po...

Improving Recidivism as a Performance Measure

The report from the Urban Institute outlines necessary elements to guide states in defining, collecting, analyzing, and disseminating recidivism data,...

Training Offers Tools to Deliver Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions to Reduce Recidivism

By The Council of State Governments Justice Center Staff Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock.com A growing body...

Evaluating the Impact of Adult Correctional Education

By Darian Hanrahan According to a 2014 meta-analysis by the RAND Corporation, adults who participated in correctional education programs were shown t...

Critical Connections

Critical Connections Getting People Leaving Prison and Jail the Mental Health Care and Substance Use Treatment They Need What Policymakers Need to...

Reentry Population

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