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Specialized Smartphones Can Keep Released Individuals on the Right Track

Community Supervision, Recidivism / Tara Reeb

Technology is becoming a new norm when it comes to working remote and helping individuals succeed. In the community corrections industry, a new technology that is gaining traction are specialized smartphones. The National Institute of Justice published an article about a new study showing how specialized smartphones could keep released individuals on track for successful reentry […]

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New Idea for Justice Reform from Examining Role of Prosecutors

Justice Reform / Tara Reeb

JDSupra published an article taking on a new perspective on the court system and how to create better criminal justice reform in the United States. They are talking about rethinking the role of prosecutors in court cases. Conventionally, prosecutors believed that long prison terms were vital to public safety. However, with the overcrowding and growing populations

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One Man’s Story Helping to Guide Others and Reduce Recidivism

Recidivism / Tara Reeb

ABC released an article following the story of a convicted man, Micah Turner, and his hopes to reduce recidivism. He was convicted of three charges of manslaughter of his daughter, son and brother-in-law in after rolling his car. He originally was only sentenced to ten years’ probation with two years of house arrest, but then

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Redefining Parole

Community Supervision / Tara Reeb

The term parole has had a long-standing pessimistic view from people as many believe that individuals serving parole will reoffend. They also have the stigma that every criminal is violent and that people on parole should not be released as they are dangerous or criminal. According to an article by the Justice Center, The Council

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Ending Cash Bail Helps Reduce Prison Overcrowding

Justice Reform / Tara Reeb

Many individuals sitting in jail waiting for trial are simply there because they cannot afford to post bail. It is an issue statewide that many struggle with, as the United States is the only country that uses a cash bail system. Currently, there are more than 470,000 pretrial detainees simply because they cannot afford to post

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Specialized Smartphones Can Keep Released Individuals on the Right Track

New Idea for Justice Reform from Examining Role of Prosecutors

One Man’s Story Helping to Guide Others and Reduce Recidivism

Redefining Parole

Ending Cash Bail Helps Reduce Prison Overcrowding

Seeing is Believing

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