Innovative strategies to reduce recidivism and help prison inmates transition back to society
Thursday, May 11, 2017 - 06:32
in Mathematics & Economics
More than three out of every four individuals released from U.S. prisons are re-arrested within five years. Given the sharp negative effects that incarceration has on individuals and their communities, as well as the often staggering expense of jails and prisons to governments and taxpayers, addressing this "revolving door" has become a top priority for many policymakers.