Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sep. 30—JAMESTOWN — Officials celebrated the opening of a new program on Monday, Sept. 30, inside the James River Correctional ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jacob Myra Omar, a person experiencing homelessness, eats lunch outside the Salt Lake City Public Library before going inside the ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Recidivism has been a topic in prison discussions in South Dakota for at least 20 years. It’s become a buzz word that’s been circulating in talks about a possible new men’s ...

When people are released from prison and reenter society, they often have a hard time finding an employer. In the United States, one in three adults who have been set free will end up returning to ...

Crime rates are increasing across the United States. If history is any indication, many policymakers and Americans will look to our prisons and jails in the next few years to stop the crime rise. But ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A recent meeting of the Arkansas Board of Corrections ended with its approval of an anti-recidivism program backed by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Officials said the plan focuses ...

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