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PRISON FELLOWSHIP: recidivism

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Gate Fever

When Gus (a pseudonym) went to prison, Ronald Reagan was president. New episodes of M.A.S.H. were still airing, and Steve Jobs was getting ready to launch the Macintosh personal computer.

But Gus is getting out soon. Understandably, he’s feeling a mixture of fear and elation sometimes known as “gate fever.”

By Jim Liske
September 29, 2014
InnerChange Freedom Initiative | recidivism
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Congressman’s Plan to Address Poverty Emphasizes Judicial Reform

On Thursday, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) announced the rollout of his anti-poverty proposal, “Expanding Opportunities in America.” In the proposal, Ryan highlighted the 2.2 million Americans currently incarcerated and pushed for loosening the economic burdens that these men and women face upon return to their communities.

By Prison Fellowship
July 25, 2014
Justice Reform | Paul Ryan | recidivism | sentencing | State and Local Initiatives
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Closure in an Era of Perpetual Criminal Punishment

The following post originally appeared on the Justice Fellowship website.

With the amount of talk about recidivism, there is very little focus on people who do not commit another offense after their release. It is assumed that everyone who committed an offense poses a high threat of committing another one.

By Daniel Pugh
July 14, 2014
Justice Reform | recidivism
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Uniting for a Common Goal

There aren’t too many things these days on which Republicans and Democrats agree.  Partisanship is high, and considering that this is an election year, the incentive for both parties to work together to solve problems is low.

There is, however, at least one issue that has elicited support from both liberals and conservatives: prison reform.

By Steve Rempe
May 8, 2014
Grover Norquist | Joan Blades | Justice Fellowship | Prison Reform | recidivism
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A Sad Joke

“15 Years In Environment Of Constant Fear Somehow Fails To Rehabilitate Prisoner,” proclaims the headline.  The subsequent article tells the story of Terry Raney, a recent parolee who has been reincarerated for assault and battery.

Albert Gunderson, warden of the Woodbourne Correctional Facility, seems baffled by Raney’s return to prison. 

By Steve Rempe
March 20, 2014
recidivism | Satire
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The Architecture of Restoration

When the word “prison” is mentioned, a some very common images come to mind – cold, gray bars set against drab, colorless walls; small, dark cells intended to isolate and punish rather than to reform or rehabilitate.  Acres of razor wire surrounding these facilities bespeak the philosophy that those on the inside are to be set apart, not to be connected in any meaningful way to society at large.

By Steve Rempe
January 13, 2014
Justice Fellowship | New York | New York City | Prison Reform | recidivism
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Partnering for Change

These are difficult days to be a prison official.

As prison populations have exploded in the last decade, many departments of corrections have had to deal with budgetary cutbacks and fewer resources in their attempts to rehabilitate prisoners and to prepare them for release. 

By Steve Rempe
September 30, 2013
recidivism
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Recidivism – A Matter of the Mind?

Can science determine an inmate’s propensity to re-offend? A new study suggests that by scanning a portion of the brain associated with decision-making, scientists are able to determine which prisoners are likely to be arrested again.

A team of neuroscientists from the Mind Research Network in Albuquerque, New Mexico, examined 96 male inmates preparing for release in two state prisons. 

By Steve Rempe
March 28, 2013
Holy Week | recidivism | science
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