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Recidivism

Finding the Path Back on Track

Kamala D. Harris | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Law Enforcement, Rehabilitation, Back on Track, Recidivism, Decreasing-Recidivism, Politics News
Kamala D. Harris

Einstein's definition of insanity: doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. By that measure, our current approach to criminal justice may need a shrink -- and a new way of doing business.

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Prison Programs Take Innovative Approach To Reducing Recidivism

Halle Tecco | Posted 10.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Government, Law, Crime, Recidivism, Criminal Justice System, Prison, The Giving Life, Non-Profits, Criminal Justice, Pranks, Living News
Halle Tecco

Here's a question to the country with the highest incarceration rate in the world: how do we turn tax-consuming inmates into tax paying, law-abiding citizens?

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The Optimum October Fight Against Recidivism [VIDEO]

Ryan Mack | Posted 10.19.2009 | Impact

Read More: Decreasing Recidivism, The Optimum Institute of Economic Empowerment, Causes, Incarceration, Recidivism, Incarceration Rates, Ryan-Mack, Impact News
Ryan Mack

Of the 2.7 million people in our prison systems across America, 63 percent will return within three years. That's why my nonprofit has dedicated October to the fight against recidivism.

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Make Them Work for a Living

David Jones | Posted 10.01.2009 | New York

Read More: Rockefeller Drug Laws, Formerly Incarcerated, Inmates, Recidivism, Prison, Felons, David Paterson, New York News
David Jones

It's time to be really tough on criminals. Let's make it so they have to get a job when they get out of jail -- so they can suffer like the rest of us.

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We Can't Afford the Politics of Punishment

Michael Meranze | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Politics of Punishment, California Prisons, Recidivism, California Legislature, Politics News
Michael Meranze

As we have built more prisons we have taken resources that could have been used for our roads, our schools, our public health, our fire departments, and our neediest citizens.

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Minorities and Health Care: What's the Real Story?

Francesca Biller-Safran | Posted 10.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Low Birth Rate, “Infant Mortality Rate”, African-Americans, Recidivism, Incarceration, Classicism, President Barack Obama, African-American Women, Melting Pot, Healthcare Reform, HIV/AIDS, African-American Infants, Breast Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Senator Ted Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., Socialism, Heart Disease, Diabetes, Rehabilitation, Town Hall Meetings, Medical Care, Prenatal Care, Minorities, Stomach Cancer, Politics News
Francesca Biller-Safran

While health care is in need of radical reform for millions of Americans, minorities and especially blacks have historically suffered disproportionately from poor or non-existent health care.

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The Devil They Know: Biography of an American Inmate

Mark Olmsted | Posted 10.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Drug Addiction, Single Mothers, Child Abuse, US Poverty, Recidivism, Prison, Violence, Alcohol Abuse, American Prisoner Description, American Prison Inmates, Prison Inmates, Politics News
Mark Olmsted

A system which punishes the poor for reacting unexceptionally to their poverty has created a criminal class which views prison as a sort of career.

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Can Art Keep You Out of Jail? Rikers Inmates and Alumni Exhibit Paintings

Glyn Vincent | Posted 09.05.2009 | New York

Read More: Prison Reform, Art, Takashi Murakami, Recidivism, David Hockney, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Crown Heights, Rikers Island, New York News
Glyn Vincent

A new exhibition in Crown Heights showcases the work of young male inmates from Rikers Island Prison. Their teacher -- Miss J -- encourages her students to take risks and explore with paint.

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What If Released Inmates Stopped Committing Crimes?: Prison Reform That's Already Working -- Like Nothing You've Seen Before

Pamela Gerloff | Posted 07.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Prison Reform, Non-Violent Crime, Criminal-Justice-System, Crime, Prison Violence, Recidivism, Prison System, Prison, Senator Webb, Senator Jim Webb, Violent Crime, Violence, Criminal Justice, Inmates, Jim Webb, Prison Inmates, Politics News
Pamela Gerloff

Let's start changing our lock-up facilities into places that actually cause inmates to change their behavior -- so that when they leave them they never go back.

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