With many former inmates returning to prison within three years, corrections departments are ditching paper files for digital ...

We urge Dr. Mehmet Oz and his team at Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to reconsider its position and allow Utah to ...

The head of the Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association and the head of the state’s prison system have exchanged letters critiquing a survey that the state agency had sent to its “stakeholders,” ...

Why do so many people return to crime after serving their sentence—even in Norway, with one of the world's most humane prison systems? That is the question Olea Linnea Andersson recently explored in ...

ALBANY — A new study released Wednesday found the state’s landmark “bail reform law” — eliminating bail for most misdemeanors and nonviolent felonies — actually reduced recidivism overall in New York ...

As efforts to reverse mass incarceration rise, so does the need to supervise more individuals in the community. Faced with heightened demand, corrections agencies increasingly use risk assessment to ...

A little early morning rain didn’t stop dozens of people from running to reduce recidivism at Shelby Farms on Sunday. It was ...

Substance use disorder treatment in the community is a superior alternative to incarceration for offenders with a substance misuse background, according to a recent study published in BMC Psychiatry ...

For years the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) has released annual recidivism reports that detail how often inmates re-offend after they are released. But the reports ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Anne Field covers impact entrepreneurship and impact investing. Nov 29, 2020, 02:36pm EST Nov 29, 2020, 06:03pm EST This article ...

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 ...

Republicans are denouncing Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s efforts to study whether Virginia’s no parole policies, in effect since 1995, should be eased. Among the most vocal critics is state Sen. Mark ...