Recidivism has long been a stubborn problem in the American justice system, but Jefferson County officials say a new ...

April is recognized nationally as Second Chance Month, and on Wednesday, lawmakers of both parties participated in an event ...

A new report from advocates and researchers argues that California spends millions incarcerating elderly women who pose ...

A man accused of a brutal assault at Austin's Central Library was offered mental health treatment in lieu of prison time.

According to the Justice Center, South Dakota was one of 14 states where recidivism increased between 2011 and 2021.

Nearly half of the inmates in Arkansas who are released from Corrections facilities return, but a pilot program is aiming to ...

Wednesday marks "Second Chance Day", a time to help and recognize a shot of redemption to those who were previously incarcerated. One North Carolina man has turned a former prison into a place of ...

Chief District Court Judge Robert P. Trivette has been appointed to the Judicially Managed Accountability Recovery Courts (JMARC) Recovery Court Advisory Committee by Ryan Boyce, director of the ...

In the decades before The Children’s Trust was approved by Miami-Dade voters in 2002, our community had been facing an increasing juvenile crime problem with few clear options. Far too many young ...

Legislation to expand prison education and workforce training through a partnership between the Kentucky Community and ...

Defy Ventures, a national nonprofit working to cut recidivism in half by leveraging entrepreneurship to increase economic opportunity and transform lives for currently and formerly incarcerated people ...

Sioux Falls Police Chief Jon Thum is unequivocal: the frequency of repeat offenders is a concern. “I can tell you, as a law ...