Changes to Colorado’s crime policies led to a significant decrease in recidivism in the state’s prisons, but lowering penalties for certain offenses also increased the number of violent crimes, ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Recidivism, or the rate at which someone is re-arrested or returns to prison following a release from prison, has become a highly discussed topic after two fatal shootings ...

With less than one in four inmates released from a Michigan prison in 2020 ending up back there within three years, the state’s recidivism rate is being recognized as its second lowest since the ...

The state’s correctional system seems intent on putting itself out of business. The maximum-security MCI-Cedar Junction facility in Walpole closed in 2023, while in 2024, both the medium-security ...

Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) Director Chad Dotson announced today that for the 11th straight year, Virginia has achieved one of the lowest recidivism rates for re-incarceration in the ...

SANTA FE — After several years of declining, New Mexico’s rate of inmates who end up back in prison after being released has climbed back up to nearly 40%, a new legislative report found. The ...