LOS ANGELES (CBSLA)-- The Los Angeles Police Department on Tuesday announced the launch of an anti-recidivism program. The LAPD created the ATI Pre-File Diversion Program in cooperation with Los ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X A city initiative to keep previously incarcerated individuals safe and out of prison has received ...

A new study sought to determine the effects of a college-in-prison program, the Bard Prison Initiative (BPI). The study found a large and significant reduction in recidivism rates across racial groups ...

SANTA CRUZ — Santa Cruz County needs a new main jail — but not until an effective anti-recidivism program has been funded and deployed, a civil panel of local residents found in a new analysis. Each ...

Erie County court officials are proposing to transition the Erie County Reentry Services and Support Alliance from a nonprofit-managed program into a county department.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A recent meeting of the Arkansas Board of Corrections ended with its approval of an anti-recidivism program backed by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Officials said the plan focuses ...

Crime rates are increasing across the United States. If history is any indication, many policymakers and Americans will look to our prisons and jails in the next few years to stop the crime rise. But ...

In Illinois, more than 40,000 people are held in the state's prisons. And many are likely to return. Across the country, the recidivism rate is about 37%. In Illinois, it's a bit higher — around 40%.

The Michigan Department of Corrections reports a record low recidivism rate of 21%, attributed to effective reentry programs aiding former prisoners.