The agency’s own statistics complicate the prison’s success story, and two criminal justice experts also point out shortfalls ...

Undergoing one of the highest recidivism rates in the world, the US Correctional System needs reform and would benefit ...

To provide postsecondary education to prisoners is not advocating that we be ‘soft on crime’. It is simply the most effective ...

Mississippi computes its recidivism rate using a three-year span and is ... “I know I can’t fix the world,” he said, “but I’ve got a good team.” ...

NORFOLK, Va. — A new report shows Virginia now leads the nation with the lowest recidivism rate, which means fewer people are returning to prison after release. Experts credit state-run programs ...

The alarming statistics reveal increases in alleged recidivism as high as three times what they were in 2017 — before New York’s controversial bail-reform law took effect in 2020.

"Our current recidivism rate is down. It’s 54.8%, and it's the lowest it’s been in 20 years," Evans said. Despite the decline, Pennsylvania still has one of the highest recidivism rates in the ...

Every week in Grand Rapids, a group of around 15 men beat the recidivism statistic in Michigan ... That’s the real world,” Webster said. Group leader Ross Hayes was once supposed to be ...

The increased recidivism rate — well above the national rate of 27% — comes as lawmakers are grappling with how to reduce stubbornly high violent crime rates statewide. "It still doesn't sit ...

Lawmakers adopted a bill meant to reduce Alaska's recidivism rate, which is the highest in the nation, by giving prisoners access to technology while they are incarcerated. Alaska is one of the ...

Recidivism, or the rate at which released prisoners return to prison after having served their term, is a whopping, reprehensible 83%. Said differently, more than 4 out of 5 times someone is ...