Washington County Sheriff's Office in Tennessee implements programs reducing recidivism and supporting inmates with addiction and mental health issues.

Judge Phil Naumoff hopes his reentry court can help the formerly incarcerated residents of Richland County find stability. At a recent reentry court graduation in Mansfield, two men stepped up to the ...

Several states this year have reported lower rates of recidivism, showing that fewer convicted criminals are being re-arrested after leaving prison. But those statistics hardly tell the full story.

When Pulaski County resident Bryan Burrow declined a judge's offer of 30 years behind bars, he was seeking a second chance in the state's criminal justice system where nearly half of those released ...

The steel doors of the Aiken County detention center swing open or closed to let people in or out – but for some inmates who keep getting arrested after they’ve left, that door is ever revolving. Many ...

TOGETHER, WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE. TOGETHER, WE CAN DRIVE CHANGE. >>> IN ILLINOIS, THE CHANCES OF INCARCERATED PERSON WILL RETURN TO PRISON WITHIN THREE YEARS IS HIGH. 42% OF THOSE RELEASED FROM ...

SANTA CRUZ — Santa Cruz County needs a new main jail — but not until an effective anti-recidivism program has been funded and deployed, a civil panel of local residents found in a new analysis. Each ...

SANTA CRUZ — Countywide efforts to reduce criminal recidivism have earned a nearly $6 million boost with the help of a state grant that draws from Proposition 47 savings. Santa Cruz County Probation ...