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Lessons From European Prisons

The New York Times Editorial Board

November 07, 2013 |

The New York Times |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Germany

American corrections officials look overseas for a better approach to creating a system geared toward social reintegration rather than punishment alone.

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Why Prisoner Education Is Key to Reducing Crime

Mike Riggs

September 09, 2013 |

The Atlantic |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Michigan

Inmates who get correctional education are less likely to become repeat offenders, but education costs money. An organization is funding educational opportunities for prisoners in various cities in the U.S. to improve their reentry into society.

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Probation That Works

Sam Kornell

June 05, 2013 |

Slate |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Honolulu, Hawaii

The American prison system is in dire need of reform. Hawaii’s Opportunity Probation with Enforcement, or HOPE, seeks to turn around behavior that the system ordinarily, though inadvertently, seems to perpetuate.

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A Dark Truck Stop. A Crowd of Sex Workers. A Government Program That Works?

Erika Eichelberger

March 21, 2013 |

Mother Jones |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Dallas, Texas

Female sex workers in the United States face greater incidents of rape, drug abuse, health risks, and suicide, contributing to a high mortality rate. Incarcerating the number of prostitutes is also costly. Dallas Police Department has initiated the PDI New Life program, which catches prostitutes and brings them to a 45-day temporary shelter to receive social services, health care, counseling, and alternative employment.

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Where men learn the cost of buying sex

Keegan Kyle

March 10, 2013 |

Orange County Register |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

Various courts in California are lowering repeat offenses among men who are charged with prostitution by educating them about the negative effects of prostitution.

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The Norwegian prison where inmates are treated like people

Erwin James

February 25, 2013 |

The Guardian |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Norway, Oslo

With Norway having the lowest re-offense rate in Europe, the Bastoy prison in Norway not only demonstrates the effectiveness of this new approach, but also receives criticism that they treat prisoners with too much luxury.

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The Promise of Social Impact Bonds

Tina Rosenberg

June 20, 2012 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United Kingdom

When a government needs to invest in an expensive capital project — a new sewer system, bridge or highway — it issues bonds. The hot new idea in social programs – finance prevention programs to cut recidivism, reduce homelessness or keep kids in school by selling bonds, to be paid only if the program is a success.

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Texas puts more people in treatment and fewer people in prison

Jonathan Tilove

May 20, 2012 |

The Times-Picayune |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Huntsville, Texas

Due to the cost of building new prisons and the cost per inmate, Texas has implemented a new model that encourages judges to send parolees to treatment programs rather than back to prison when they misstep. Texas is sending fewer people to prison, recidivism rates are down and the state is saving money.

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Out of Jail, and Into a Job

Tina Rosenberg

March 28, 2012 |

The New York Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Most programs to cut recidivism don’t significantly reduce rates of repeated arrests or incarceration, but one called the Center for Employment Opportunities that started in New York City is making a dramatic dent. The program provides newly-released prisoners with transitional services - most significantly, distinct working crews where they can be constructively monitored and learn teamwork - effectively helping keep them out of jail and transition back into society.

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Prisons Rethink Isolation, Saving Money, Lives and Sanity

Erica Goode

March 10, 2012 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Mississippi

A positive transformation in a Mississippi prison has become a focal point for a growing number of states rethinking the use of long-term isolation. Humanitarian groups have long argued that solitary confinement has devastating psychological effects, but a central driver in the recent shift is economics. Some officials have also been persuaded by research suggesting that isolation is vastly overused and that it does little to reduce overall prison violence.

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