A Tennessee program’s success stems from a yearlong commitment to housing stability, employment continuity and social support ...

Local nonprofits rely on community support to fund their projects and services, and during the last quarter of 2025, the Erie Community Foundation awarded $4.6 million to 734 of those nonprofits. Of ...

Budget constraints are largely responsible for the push to reduce recidivism rates in Vermont, where more than 70 percent of convicts re-offend within three years of their release. Annual Corrections ...

RIDGEVILLE, S.C. (WCSC) - The South Carolina Department of Corrections has the lowest recidivism rate in the country, but they want to make it even lower by teaching inmates job skills they can use ...

Every April, Second Chance Month challenges us to rethink how we treat those who’ve paid their debt to society. It’s not just about compassion — it’s about common sense. With nearly one in three ...

The Pulaski County Detention Center is trying to break the recidivism cycle. In Kentucky, one-third of released inmates commit another crime and end up reincarcerated. That number is declining, but ...

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 ...