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What is the FIRST STEP Act?

The FIRST STEP Act is now law, but how will it affect America’s incarcerated? And what are our next steps?

By Emily Harris Greene
January 8, 2019
earned time credit | FIRST STEP Act | in-prison program | Incarcerated Women | Prison Reform | recidivism | Second Chances | Sentencing Reform
Passion for Second Chances
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A Passion for Second Chances

Life is like a race. It's not how you start—it's how you finish.

By Prison Fellowship
June 2, 2017
Criminogenic | Feature Story | Fugitive | George Medley | Irene Medley | Marriage | recidivism | transformed life
Outrageous Laws and Justice: Collateral Consequences in America
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Outrageous Laws and Justice: Collateral Consequences in America

Did you know that in Arkansas it is against the law to mispronounce "Arkansas?" Or that in New Jersey it's illegal for a man to knit during fishing season?

By Emily Harris Greene
February 22, 2017
Collateral Consequences | Colorado | Outrageous Justice | recidivism | Second Chance Month
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Faith Groups Aid in Reducing Recidivism

In their opinion piece this week for "The Hill," Timothy Head and Craig DeRoche demonstrate how faith-based organizations are valuable in curbing recidivism in America.

By Emily Harris Greene
February 1, 2017
Craig DeRoche | Faith and Freedom Coalition | recidivism | The Hill | Timothy Head
  • Advocacy & Reentry
Michigan’s ‘Safer and Smarter’ Bill: Redeeming Parole, Respecting Individuals

“How can I plan to be successful in re-entering if I don’t even know when I’m going to get out?”

In his early 20s, aspiring journalist Aaron Suganuma was overcome by drug addiction. When his funds ran low, he resorted to stealing to support his habit.

By Emily Andrews
December 8, 2016
HB 4138 | Michigan | Parole | recidivism
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Five Prisoners May Represent the Path to Healthier Prisons

As a general rule, when seeking to solve a problem, it helps to get the opinions of those most directly affected by the policy in question. Those who are most familiar with the situation are usually able to bring unique insights and ideas to the table, and are often better equipped to make these suggestions a reality.

By Steve Rempe
October 25, 2016
Darrington Unit | Marshall Project | recidivism | Recidivism Risk Reduction Act | Responsible Prison Project | Texas
Humanizing Prisoners, One Book at a Time - feature
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Humanizing Prisoners, One Book at a Time

There is a transformative power in good literature. A book can transport us to faraway places and introduce us to characters from different times and eras. It can rouse the emotions, challenge perceptions, and engage the mind in ways that few things can.

By Steve Rempe
October 12, 2016
Dartmouth | education | In Prison | Literature | massachusetts | Quartz | Rand Corporation | Reading | recidivism | Reentry | UMass
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More than Cutting Recidivism

Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come.  – 2 Corinthians 5:17

Increasingly, the great concern of legislators and departments of correction has been finding better ways to reduce recidivism—that tendency of former prisoners to relapse into criminal behavior.

By Mark Hubbell
July 14, 2016
Discipleship | Mentoring | recidivism | volunteer
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Solving the Recidivism Puzzle

There is little debate remaining that the United States has a significant problem with the recidivism of former prisoners. Department of Justice statistics show that one-third of released prisoners are rearrested in their first year outside prison walls. Within three years, that number jumps to 50 percent, and then to 75 percent over five years.

By Steve Rempe
June 23, 2016
Angel Tree | education | Evangelism | Family | recidivism | Reentry | Second Prison | Second Prison Project
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Rethinking Incarceration

In 1994, Congress passed a crime bill that strengthened penalties for drug offenses and earmarked billions of dollars for new prison construction. Prison populations across the country boomed as a result, with recidivism rates remaining high.  Drug offenses became the leading reason for incarceration, but prisons nationwide struggled to provide programming capable of breaking the cycle of incarceration, release, and rearrest.  

By Steve Rempe
May 18, 2016
Drug Programs | mandatory minimums | massachusetts | recidivism | Reentry | rehabilitation | South Bay House of Corrections
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