Building Bridges: From Conviction to Employment: One Year Later
In 2003, policy options designed to improve employment rates among people released from prison and jail were presented to Connecticut state leaders. This report details changes in the population under supervision of the Connecticut Department of Corrections since the Building Bridges: From Conviction to Employment report was issued.
Arkansas policymakers have long expressed concerns about the state’s high recidivism rate. Over the past 10 years, an…
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Explainer: Key Findings and Options from Arkansas’s Justice Reinvestment Initiative
Arkansas policymakers have long expressed concerns about the state’s high recidivism rate. Over the past 10 years, an estimated 72 percent of prison admissions in the state involved people who were revoked from supervision, with unmet substance use and mental health challenges playing a significant role in these failures.
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