The Gazette

Colorado’s recidivism rate has decreased significantly, but violent crime is up, new analysis claims

Changes to Colorado’s crime policies led to a significant decrease in recidivism in the state’s prisons, but lowering penalties for certain offenses also increased the number of violent crimes, ...

F5 Project aims to lower recidivism through early support

According to federal data, North Dakota has a 35% recidivism rate. But the F5 Project, a statewide initiative, focuses on ...
WVXU

What contributes to Indiana's recidivism rate? Here's what an expert had to say

People involved with the criminal justice system can have trouble getting a state ID. This can make finding work and housing nearly impossible — sometimes putting them back in the same situations that ...
The Gazette

Fewer people being sent back to Iowa’s prisons on repeat offenses, although experts caution against data

Iowa Department of Corrections director Beth Skinner talks to reporters during taping of "Iowa Press" at Iowa PBS studios in Johnston on Aug. 26, 2022. (Screenshot from Iowa PBS) Buy Photo The Gazette ...
Denver Westword

Reading Between the Lines: Colorado Study Shows Prison Libraries Could Reduce Recidivism

Libraries aren’t the only literary initiatives inside prison walls. Several Colorado groups — Unbound Authors, Colorado Radio ...
The Times Leader

Op-Ed: PA Needs More State Prison Boot Camps

The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (DOC) has one of the highest recidivism rates in the nation. That’s why its decision to close the Quehanna Boot Camp last month, the state prison with the ...