There are constant moans, groans, and outcry in the United States about the high recidivism rate for released inmates. American society does not connect the lack...
Education in Prison: Why Educating Inmates is good for Recidivism Although recognized that educated inmates have a greater chance of succeeding upon release, the public and...
The following posting discussed a reading program established in prisons throughout the United Kingdom. The majority of inmates in England have literacy problems. It is obvious...
The outcry against the telephone companies that control the state prison phone industry is now focused on the county jail phone industry. In both cases, the...
It is no surprise that effective rehabilitation equals reduced recidivism. Reduced recidivism means less crime, more stable families, reduced prison budgets, and at the end of...
Many state officials lament publicly about the high recidivism rate in their states. Prison populations are increasing not because of new crimes, but by parolees and...
Pennsylvania exemplifies the correctional problems plaguing most states in America. Pennsylvania has high number of inmates, too many prisons, too much of the state budget allocated...
Prisonpath has posted several article about better options for nonviolent inmates. More and more states are finally realizing that overcrowded prisons are caused by incarcerating too...
According to the following article, the inmate population has increased in private prisons by 1664 percent during the period of 1990 – 2009. As in our...
Former inmates and avoiding recidivism IT is the age old problem of what to do with those who have completed their sentences. Part of society will...