The first class of Arkansas' Future Fit Program has officially graduated, marking a significant step in the state's effort to ...

Once you go through the risk and needs assessments, any classes or programming you take can affect how much time you spend in ...

HUNDREDS TAKES A LOT OF PREP. DOING THE PEELING AND THE CHOPPING IS MATTHEW MESERVE. HE HAS EXPERIENCE IN KITCHENS, BUT THIS ONE IS DIFFERENT. CERTAIN TOOLS ARE UNDER LOCK AND KEY. AT THE TIME OF OUR ...

Across the country, governors and legislators continue to search for ways to reduce recidivism, control correctional costs and improve public safety. Yet despite decades of reform efforts, state ...

Look at any map of Chicago measuring crime or poverty, and you’ll see a disheartening picture: The communities with less economic opportunity have more crime. This is not a new revelation. Economists, ...

The Arkansas Department of Corrections headquarters in North Little Rock on Dec. 14, 2025. (Photo by Tess Vrbin/Arkansas Advocate) Violet White’s experience in the Arkansas Department of Corrections ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) — It was all about recidivism Tuesday at a meeting of the state’s Reentry Task Force. Recidivism is the likelihood that someone formerly incarcerated will commit another ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KFVS) - Missouri’s new governor set a goal to reduce the number of people reoffending after they get out of prison. Within minutes of swearing in, Missouri’s new Governor Mike ...

Summit County Sheriff Kandy Fatheree (center) cuts the ribbon to launch the Inmate Growth Naturally and Intentionally Through Education program at the Summit County Jail with state and county ...