The number of people approved for discretionary parole by the Alaska State Board of Parole has dropped significantly in ...

A South Dakota legislative leader predicted he can “almost assure” that “every legislator” will support reforms addressing ...

A participant in California attends a Pathway to Employment orientation offered by the Center for Employment Opportunities, which runs a program that provides cash assistance to those recently ...

Lawmakers advocated for several recommendations planned to go to the full Legislature ahead of an expected final committee ...

Kentucky lawmakers announced plans Wednesday to expand prison education programs that have helped drive down the state's ...

The state’s correctional system seems intent on putting itself out of business. The maximum-security MCI-Cedar Junction facility in Walpole closed in 2023, while in 2024, both the medium-security ...

Family reunification, violence prevention and workforce development have kept formerly incarcerated Kentuckians out of ...

Early statistics suggest that fewer paroled prison inmates are seriously reoffending while being monitored by the Napa County Probation Department than under the state parole system. Under the state’s ...

A proposed job training and education center in Boyle County for Kentucky inmates could help further reduce the state’s ...

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 ...

The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (DOC) has one of the highest recidivism rates in the nation. That’s why its decision to close the Quehanna Boot Camp last month, the state prison with the ...