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California to expand re-entry programs for formerly incarcerated individuals. Here's how they work

Levi Sumagaysay

April 24, 2024 |

CalMatters |

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Response Location: United States, California

California is shifting to expand programs that help give incarcerated people the skills and knowledge they need to effectively transition back into society. Various re-entry programs for men and women across the state that connect people with education and job resources helped dropped recidivism rates from 44.6% to 41.9%, based on the state’s most recent data, and also cost taxpayers less than the average cost of incarceration.

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Kentucky Program Supports Inmates With Substance Use Disorder

Taylor Sisk

March 19, 2024 |

The Daily Yonder |

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Response Location: United States, Greenup County, Kentucky

First Day Forward provides support and assistance to people with substance use disorders who are reentering the community after incarceration in seven rural counties. The program is driven by peer-support specialists who have lived experience to provide trusting support to those seeking assistance. The program has been shown to work as the recidivism rate for those who’ve successfully completed it has dropped to 23.5%, compared to 53.2% in a nearby county.

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Manhattan Tries New Approach to Avoid Court for Low-Level Crimes

Fola Akinnibi

March 19, 2024 |

Bloomberg |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

To keep low-level crime cases out of the court process, courts in Manhattan are allowing people to take workshops on overdose intervention, social resilience, or restorative justice instead. The aim is to provide early intervention in cases that will likely be dismissed, prevent potential collateral consequences of having a charge on record, and free up staff to focus on issues like violent crime.

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Exonerees, crime survivors come together for healing

Lesley Stahl

March 17, 2024 |

CBS News |

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Response Location: United States

Healing Justice brings exonerees, crime victims and family members from a variety of cases together to share stories, play games, connect and heal together while facing the traumas of wrongful convictions. Since 2015, Healing Justice has hosted 17 retreats, where exonerees and crime victims gather for three days to work through their traumas together.

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The Addiction Recovery Story We Don't Hear Enough

Nicholas Kristof

February 14, 2024 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Women in Recovery is a diversion program for women who would otherwise face prison time for drug-related offenses. The comprehensive program lasts 18 months and helps participants restore their mental health, reunite with their children, develop skills that help them get jobs, secure housing and reenter the community. Women in Recovery helps reduce recidivism rates and 70% of women who start the program complete it and graduate.

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Prison system works to combat health care coverage gap by enrolling people in Medicaid before release

Rachel Crumpler

February 13, 2024 |

North Carolina Health News |

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Response Location: United States, North Carolina

With the new statewide Medicaid expansion, the Department of Adult Correction is working to ensure fewer people reenter society after incarceration and enter a healthcare coverage gap by helping people apply for Medicaid before release. With the Medicaid expansion, 80% of the 15,000 people released from prison each year are now eligible for coverage, and prison staff submit about 100 Medicaid applications each week.

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Combinar la justicia restaurativa con la justicia penal, lecciones desde Navarra

Nieves Zúñiga

January 12, 2024 |

Instituto de Periodismo Constructivo |

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Response Location: Spain, Navarra

Desde los primeros años del 2000, la Asociación Navarra de Mediación (ANAME) ha trabajado para garantiza como servicio público la justicia restaurativa, un proceso para la resolución de conflictos enfocado en la reparación del daño a la víctima y la sanación emocional de las partes implicadas y del tejido social. De los casos en los que las partes decidieron iniciar el proceso, el 72% terminaron en acuerdo, un resultado que coincide con la experiencia en otros países.

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Vermont's Prison Education Programs Give Incarcerated People a Second Chance to Learn

Alison Novak

January 10, 2024 |

Seven Days |

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Response Location: United States, Vermont

People incarcerated in Vermont correctional facilities have the option to participate in education programs ranging from foundational skills classes and high school completion credits to technical courses and community college offerings, and the agency puts particular emphasis on literacy development. More than 600 people are currently enrolled and about 25 earn their diplomas each year.

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He's spent 29 years behind bars. For the past 6 months, he's also been a college professor.

Charlotte West Jason Gonzales

January 04, 2024 |

Chalkbeat Colorado |

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Response Location: United States, Cañon City, Colorado

A new program through Adams State University hires incarcerated professors to teach in prison bachelor’s programs, providing them training and income while giving more people access to education behind bars. Students report that they prefer learning from someone who understands their experiences and is available to connect with outside of formal classes.

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The Beacon Prison Books Project Provides Free Books to Those Behind Bars

Ryan Keegan

November 29, 2023 |

The River |

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Response Location: United States, Beacon, New York

The Beacon Prison Books Project provides free books to incarcerated people through a group of volunteers who take book requests, order the books and then display them in participating bookstores for patrons to purchase as sponsored gifts for those in prison. The program has expanded to several bookstores in the state and has sent over 3,000 books to incarcerated people since February 2020.

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