BI operates eight Spotlight Reentry Centers for the Illinois Department of Corrections. These centers have helped the DOC to manage thousands of parolees in the community since opening more than
Despite its pristine waters and reputation for having some of the cleanest air in the county, Monterey County has also earned the unfortunate distinction as having one of the highest
Recently, the Pennsylvania State Senate unanimously passed the second phase of prison reform for Pennsylvania, which outlines the formula for returning savings from the first phase of prison reform to
In September 2012, the National Juvenile Justice Network released data from the Pathways to Desistance study – a large, collaborative, seven-year project following approximately 1,300 youths after their convictions. Most
The Vera Institute of Justice, an independent, nonprofit organization that aims to improve justice systems through its research, recently released a new report on performance incentive funding programs. The report delineates the
A year after the overhaul of California’s criminal justice system, many people are assessing its effectiveness. Reports are finding that offenders who qualify for rehab services under the realignment policy
To cope with high recidivism and institutional overcrowding, many states and counties are looking for smart alternatives. Day reporting is one such alternative. With day reporting, parolees or probationers are
A recent study by the Vera Institute of Justice and the Pew Center on the States’ Public Safety Performance Project examined changes in population count and spending for both prisons
The U.S. Department of Labor held a summit recently in Washington D.C. on reentry and employment of formerly incarcerated individuals. The summit featured three panel discussions, which included the benefits
Calaveras Enterprise Calaveras County selected GEO Reentry to implement and run its day reporting center and related programs. The day reporting center will be built to help manage offenders coming
For individuals caught in a cycle of substance abuse and criminality, good nutrition and a balanced diet are low on the priority list. Recognizing the importance to educate its clients
The Council of State Governments Justice Center’s National Reentry Resource Center released a policy brief that found 70 percent of all states currently have steady or declining recidivism rates. According
In 2011, the California state legislature passed Assembly Bill (AB) 109, commonly referred to as “Realignment.” Realignment was designed to make fundamental changes to the California prison system by shifting
Earlier this summer, in an effort to reduce costs and help curb chronic recidivism, BI Incorporated opened a day reporting program in Luzerne County, Penn. The Luzerne County Day Reporting
Joan Petersilia, Ph.D., has spent more than 25 years studying the performance of U.S. criminal justice agencies and has been instrumental in affecting sentencing and corrections reform in California. She
Several years ago, the 264-bed Napa County jail exceeded capacity and jail planners were recommending significant expansion to cure the problem. Rather than go all in on jail expansion, the
A critical element of evidence-based practices is measurement. As the influential Washington State Institute for Public Policy states, “We systematically assess evidence on what works and what does not to
Judge Richard Walsh, who has held a post in the Court of Common Pleas that serves Franklin and Fulton counties for 15 years, won the Judge Linda K. Ludgate Award
The National Reentry Resource Center recently publicized the What Works in Reentry Clearinghouse at the third annual Second Chance Act Training conference in Washington, D.C. The Clearinghouse, which is hosted
It has not yet been a full year since the 2011 Public Safety Realignment law, AB 109, went into effect and yet the changes to the Tulare County jail system
The National Reentry Resource Center, an arm of the Council on State Governments that provides education, training, and technical assistance to states, tribes, territories, local governments, service providers, non-profit organizations,