Creating programs that successfully rehabilitate former inmates is hard to do. Many are unsuccessful as they do not have a strong enough impact on inmates to keep them out of prison. An article highlights NIJ-Funded research that examines programs based on how successful they are for reentry. After being incarcerated for so long, individuals have […]
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In July 2019, the First Step Act went into effect allowing 3,100 inmates to be qualified for release from long federal prison sentences. It was enacted to try a more constructive approach to rehabilitation and justice reform. In the U.S. Sentencing Commission First Step Act of 2018 Resentencing Provisions Retroactivity Data Report, there have been 1,674
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One organization is working to change the criminal justice system by raising awareness for inmate injustice. This organization is known as the REFORM Alliance and was founded, as well as co-chaired, by Meek Mill, Jay-Z, Michael Rubin and Van Jones. Their mission is to actively look “for ways to pass probation bills at the state level,
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Education is hard to come by while in prison. Many people work to earn way below minimum wages while incarcerated but never focus on receiving an education or considering how it will benefit them, and society, once they are released. An article published by Northeastern Illinois University, talks about restorative justice through education. In 2017, Tim
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