State Considers Cutting Re-Entry Program
[See image gallery at www.the-slammer.org] From the blog ctnewsjunkie.com Connecticut’s Governor Rell has proposed eliminating the successful “Stride” re-enty program aimed at saving the state...
View ArticleGovernment Takes Aim at Prison Rape
[See image gallery at www.the-slammer.org] photo by ecpark From an NPREC press release dated June 23, 2009. Calling sexual abuse of people in government custody “totally incompatible with American...
View ArticleHearing: National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2009
United States Senator Jim Webb (D-VA) is probably the most outspoken advocate of prison reform and recidivism reduction in Congress. On March 26, 2009, Sen. Webb introduced a bill in the Senate...
View ArticleRecidivism: Work-First Programs May Help
SaSre [See image gallery at www.the-slammer.org] From CITY JOURNAL By Kimberly Hendrickson Mayors Put Work First: Reentry programs for ex-prisoners show promise About 700,000 federal and state...
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Congress Set to Dump “Second Chance for Ex-Offenders Act”
By Thomas Kinney The prisons are full, recidivism rate 65-70 percent, system is broken, can’t afford it any more, something must be done; we need judicial reform and a just released study confirms that...
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SCRAM: Drink and Go to Jail; Resist and Start a New Life
[See image gallery at www.the-slammer.org] An alcohol detection anklet that’s been around for only a few years has this year been finally adopted by courts in 48 of our 50 states as a tool for...
View ArticleAddressing Drug Addiction among Offenders
[See image gallery at www.the-slammer.org] by Diana DiNitto Distinguished Teaching Professor, University of Texas On November 19, 2009, Professor DiNitto had the opportunity to testify before a...
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Multinational Drug Court Report Shows Cuts in Recidivism
[See image gallery at www.the-slammer.org] A recently released report prepared by American University, in conjunction with the Inter-American Drug Abuse Commission (CICAD), for the OAS’s April 21-23,...
View ArticleTwo Major Organizations Join Forces to Cut Recidivism
[See image gallery at www.the-slammer.org] On June 16th, 2010, Goodwill Industries and Prison Fellowship signed an agreement to collaborate on job training and mentoring services for ex-prisoners and...
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