This video profiles Talmedge Hayes, a formerly incarcerated man from Palm Beach County, Florida. While incarcerated Hayes earned a high school diploma and worked for Prison Rehabilitative Industries and Diversified Enterprises. After release, Hayes participated in a post-release program which helped him to secure full time employment with the county.
New Hampshire Department of Corrections Commissioner Helen Hanks presents at the Medicaid and Corrections Policy Academy in-person meeting.
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Meet the Medicaid and Corrections Policy Academy Mentor States
New Hampshire Department of Corrections Commissioner Helen Hanks presents at the Medicaid and Corrections Policy Academy in-person meeting.
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Key Findings and Recommendations from Kentucky’s Justice Reinvestment Initiative to Better Understand and Address Domestic Violence
Almost half of all violent crime in Kentucky is rooted in domestic violence (DV), and nearly 40 percent of people incarcerated in jails and prisons have a history of DV in their background.
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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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