A new research study shows that humane policy and effective practices change recidivism outcomes. More importantly, humane policy and effective practices change lives.
On the Inside: Education and Vocational Training in Prison Facilities
The first two employment posts focused on how to improve outcomes for reintegrating people once they were in the community. For this post, I’d like to focus on what should be happening on the inside. This is a graphic story… [Read more…]
Fear and Public Policy
I have often felt that any law that bears the name of a victim of crime is probably bad public policy. I suspect that this informal rule of thumb can be broadened to include any legislation that is written out of either fear or anger. [Read more…]