WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR RECIDIVISM RATES OF THE FOLKS THAT HAVE GRADUATED FROM OUR PROGRAM, WE SEE REALLY POSITIVE OUTCOMES. AND OBVIOUSLY YOU CAN’T I DON’T KNOW, YOU CAN’T OVERLOOK THE PERSONAL ...

Why did probation make recidivism rates so high? The answer is in the ... role of providing high-risk youths with counseling and education. "We have schools within our centers and bring in ...

Changes to penal provisions to cut down on the high recidivism rate will allow for the greater possibility of guidance and education for inmates in place of the work requirement now enshrined in law.

The five states with the lowest recidivism rates were in the Southern U.S., according to the analysis. South Carolina had the ...

"It is a culture change, and we are seeing the results already," said Fayette Sheriff James Custer, whose county already uses the IGNITE program.

Nebraska, which launched its program in 1994, found that women who participated saw a 28% reduction in recidivism, a 39% reduction in returning to prison, and savings of more than $6 million over the ...