Only 218 programs offer credit-bearing college programs in prison. That’s about to change.
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Most people leaving prison face an uphill battle of service navigation that is too often deficit-focused, intentionally seeking out the failures of the individual and centred on punitive responses.
Myles Sanderson was given statutory release from prison prior to a stabbing rampage that left 10 people dead. But a legal expert says his case is unrepresentative of how people behave on this form of release.
Finding stable housing is one of the biggest challenges facing prison leavers. Access to public housing has been found to flatten the curve on rates of recidivism.
Violent crime causes untold harm and anger is known to fuel violence. But recent research suggests that the way anger and crime tie together in youth is a bit more complicated than expected.
People who have had interactions with the criminal justice system as defendants continue to face barriers, even after paying their debt to society.
China has been very successful at crime control while South Africa has neglected rehabilitation and failed dismally at resettling ex-offenders.
Prisons seem an unlikely source of outstanding university students, but it is. What’s more, those who have done such study are much less likely to reoffend when they get out.
Christopher Havens is a prison inmate serving time for murder. He’s also a mathematics whiz who’s advocating for more math in prison as a way to improve the chances of prisoners after release.
Reopening prison farms is a great opportunity for Correctional Service of Canada to become a leader in innovative rehabilitation and reintegration. But a goat dairy operation isn’t the way.
Training restaurants housed inside prison walls and staffed by inmates are reducing recidivism rates and winning praise from diners overseas. Should we try them in New Zealand?
A first-of-its-kind study in Australia is looking at ways to support sex offenders to restart their lives after prison. Research shows this can reduce recidivism by 88%.
The effective response to crime has always been a matter of debate. But evidence is mounting in favour of treatment and support, rather than punishment.
Research shows that abuse, violence and poor relationships in families may have dire consequences for society, and specifically children.
Through stories of redemption, a professor who oversees a Maryland prison education program says the time has come to restore federal financial aid for America’s incarcerated.
In a pilot program, older prisoners sentenced to life mentor younger prisoners who have a chance to lead productive, lawful lives when they get out. The focus is on healing trauma.
The volatile conditions in the Central African Republic make the administration of justice difficult.
Introducing companion animals to South African prisoners and encouraging them to write could aid their rehabilitation.
New research shows that when ex-offenders are told they’re able to vote, their attitudes about democracy and justice improve. A November ballot measure in Florida hangs in the balance.
Politicians’ knee jerk dismissal of an idea that could help rehabilitate ex-offenders is
unhelpful.
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Research fellow, North-West University
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Professor of Criminology, University of Tasmania
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Head, Justice Health Group, Curtin University
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Professor, Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminology, University of Windsor
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Professor of Criminology, Australian National University
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Professor of Criminology, University of Bath
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Director - Centre for Social Impact
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Senior research fellow at the Institute for Security Studies and research associate, Durban University of Technology
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Professor of Social Work; Leneen Forde Chair in Child & Family Research, Griffith University
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Academic Director/ Clinical Ethicist, Children’s Bioethics Centre at the Royal Children’s Hospital, and Associate Professor in Health Ethics at the Centre for Health and Society, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Queen's University, Ontario
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PhD Researcher, Menzies School of Health Research
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Assistant Professor of Epidemiolgy, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
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Associate Professor of Statistics, MIT Sloan School of Management
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Director of Sydney Executive Plus, Business School, University of Sydney