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Despite 2017 Law Requiring Hawaii DOC to Help Inmates Get IDs, Half Still Leave Prison Without Them
Almost half of people released from Hawaiʻi’s state prisons between November 2023 and October 2024 did not have a valid state ID,...
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Feb 252 min read
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In Texas, A Community College Class Prepares Prisoners For Reentry
Calvin Green, who spent 26 years in prison, is now a reentry specialist at Baytown-based Lee College, and leads the only community...
Crime and Justice News
Nov 27, 20242 min read
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Custom Suits Meant to Help Newly Exonerated People With Re-Entry
For eight years, Bindle & Keep, a suit maker in Brooklyn, has created custom suits with hand-picked fabrics for newly exonerated people....
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May 31, 20241 min read
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Vermont Group Support Program To Reduce Recidivism Shows Promise
Built into its reentry system for people leaving prison, Vermont has established Circles of Support and Accountability, or CoSAs, as an...
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May 29, 20241 min read
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CA Makes Homeless Problem Worse With Gap in Prisoner Re-Entry
The city of Los Angeles is struggling with an increase in its homelessness, in part because of California's particular distinction among...
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Jul 19, 20232 min read
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How CA Focus on Rehabilitation Played Out in One Success Story
As California's political leaders turned slowly away from a criminal justice system anchored in punishment to one that claims the goal of...
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Jul 17, 20232 min read
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Lack Of Reentry Programs Adds To Recidivism, Experts Say
Experts say that the reason the U.S. leads the world in incarceration is because of a shortage of inmate reentry programs, which cause...
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Jun 9, 20231 min read
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Report: Public Housing Rules Exclude Too Many With Criminal Records
Local public housing policies can legally discriminate against applicants who have a criminal record. Federal Department of Housing and...
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Feb 16, 20232 min read
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