Last year, lawmakers coalesced around the need to improve rehabilitation programming and reduce recidivism rates as part of a ...

Prison reform can help many inmates prepare for life outside prison instead of just punishing them. The approach allows them to learn new skills and ways to cope with life's ups and downs. Reform can ...

Devon Polaschek receives funding from Ara Poutama Aotearoa-Department of Corrections for research and clinical psychology services. Simon Davies does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive ...

The Oklahoma Department of Corrections is introducing "Inmate Games," a competition for prisoners featuring various activities like pickleball, trivia, and singing, with the goal of rehabilitation.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a consultant on white-collar crime and former convicted felon. The First Step Act is a significant piece of criminal justice ...

The Delaware House passed a bill expanding the criteria for prisoner early release based on illness or rehabilitation. The bill, named after Richard "Mouse" Smith, streamlines the application process ...

Enrique Sandoval, Daniel Arciniega and Eleazar Alicantar learn English language skills in class at San Quentin State Prison on Wednesday. In March 2023, Gov. Newsom announced a plan to transform the ...

ONE Thousand prisoners are exposed annually to skills training programmes in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) to reduce the recidivism ...

GUYANA is transitioning from a traditional prison system to a modern corrections-focused model aimed at rehabilitation and inmate welfare, according to Assistant Director of Prisons (Operations), ...

In a landmark moment for prison ministry in Argentina, the Mesa Coordinadora Evangélica Carcelaria (MeCEC) — a network of evangelical pastors dedicated to supporting incarcerated individuals — was ...

For a long time, the idea of rehabilitation programs inside prisons has generated lots of eye-rolling and scorn. We designed our prison system based on a perceived reality that rehabilitation is not ...