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

I was granted clemency because I demonstrated sustained change; that's the accountability opportunity Iowa should offer, ...

HUNDREDS TAKES A LOT OF PREP. DOING THE PEELING AND THE CHOPPING IS MATTHEW MESERVE. HE HAS EXPERIENCE IN KITCHENS, BUT THIS ONE IS DIFFERENT. CERTAIN TOOLS ARE UNDER LOCK AND KEY. AT THE TIME OF OUR ...

The Arkansas Department of Corrections headquarters in North Little Rock on Dec. 14, 2025. (Photo by Tess Vrbin/Arkansas Advocate) Violet White’s experience in the Arkansas Department of Corrections ...

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

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — People across Shelby County were wearing their orange in honor of National Gun Violence Awareness Day. The holiday may have been officially recognized on Friday, but organizations are ...

Pinellas County Jail provides inmates with tablets for communication and services to enhance safety and reduce recidivism.

Released prisoners face a host of challenges, not the least of which are astronomical unemployment rates. But a supplier of software to public agencies hopes that its technology can put a dent in that ...

Jacob Rocha spends his days working inside a warehouse surrounded by heavy machinery and wood, tucked in the Rocky Mountains. “Learned the machines, worked my way up, everything just kind of fell in ...

Look at any map of Chicago measuring crime or poverty, and you’ll see a disheartening picture: The communities with less economic opportunity have more crime. This is not a new revelation. Economists, ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) — It was all about recidivism Tuesday at a meeting of the state’s Reentry Task Force. Recidivism is the likelihood that someone formerly incarcerated will commit another ...