Recidivism is a complex, somewhat foreign idea to most of us. This is probably not surprising. How many of us ever get close enough to prison or jail once, let alone enough times to fit the ...

How one city or town addresses truancy, gang activity or the prevalence of home burglaries is as varied as the youth, gang activity and types of homes in question. In Arizona, our proximity to an ...

A prison interview with a man incarcerated seven times reveals how identity loss, emotional survival, and social ...

The BDN Opinion section operates independently and does not set news policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or on bangordailynews.com Megan Roberts is a ...

Several states this year have reported lower rates of recidivism, showing that fewer convicted criminals are being re-arrested after leaving prison. But those statistics hardly tell the full story.

Shantè Richardson founded the Prison Wives Society to provide support for women with incarcerated partners. She is committed to addressing the issue of recidivism rates in the criminal justice system.

Last year, lawmakers coalesced around the need to improve rehabilitation programming and reduce recidivism rates as part of a broader investment in South Dakota’s prison system. Those two issues were ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Recidivism has been a topic in prison discussions in South Dakota for at least 20 years. It’s become a buzz word that’s been circulating in talks about a possible new men’s ...

Iowa Department of Corrections director Beth Skinner says the recidivism rate among individuals who’ve been released from prison has dropped for a third straight year — meaning there’s a decline in ...

Reginald Bellamy was playing poker with his buddies in the back of the day room at the old Baltimore City Detention Center when he heard the voice that changed his life. A religious service was ...