Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dec. 10—SANTA FE — After several years of declining, New Mexico's rate of inmates who end up back in prison after being released ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a consultant on white-collar crime and former convicted felon. The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) provided their annual ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Recidivism has been a topic in prison discussions in South Dakota for at least 20 years. It’s become a buzz word that’s been circulating in talks about a possible new men’s ...

For every adult released from the South Dakota prison system in 2021, half returned to prison by 2024. That’s according to the Department of Corrections annual report. A governor-appointed task force ...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (FOX 56) — On Thursday, Gov. Andy Beshear announced Kentucky’s recidivism rate has declined for the second year in a row, with nearly 70% of those who were released from state custody ...

(SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS WATCH) - South Dakota’s rate of recidivism – the percentage of convicted criminals who reoffend after already receiving punishment – is among the highest in the United States.

Changes to Colorado’s crime policies led to a significant decrease in recidivism in the state’s prisons, but lowering penalties for certain offenses also increased the number of violent crimes, ...

A troubling statistic topped a recent Grand Forks Herald report about recidivism rates in the county. According to Grand Forks County Correctional Center statistics, every single person in the jail on ...

“To provide postsecondary education to prisoners is not advocating that we be ‘soft on crime’. It is simply the most effective and least expensive method of getting some control over crime and ...