Changes to Colorado’s crime policies led to a significant decrease in recidivism in the state’s prisons, but lowering penalties for certain offenses also increased the number of violent crimes, ...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Last week, the Arkansas Board of Corrections approved Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ pilot program to reduce recidivism in the state's corrections system. The program will ...
The state’s correctional system seems intent on putting itself out of business. The maximum-security MCI-Cedar Junction facility in Walpole closed in 2023, while in 2024, both the medium-security ...
Rev. Tyrone Broomfield (center) looks through paperwork during a July 26, 2024 Board of Corrections meeting in North Little Rock. (Mary Hennigan/Arkansas Advocate) The Arkansas Board of Corrections ...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) — It was all about recidivism Tuesday at a meeting of the state’s Reentry Task Force. Recidivism is the likelihood that someone formerly incarcerated will commit another ...
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 ...
Iowa Department of Corrections director Beth Skinner talks to reporters during taping of "Iowa Press" at Iowa PBS studios in Johnston on Aug. 26, 2022. (Screenshot from Iowa PBS) Buy Photo The Gazette ...