Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) Director Chad Dotson announced today that for the 11th straight year, Virginia has achieved one of the lowest recidivism rates for re-incarceration in the ...

VIRGINIA, USA — A new report from the Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) states that the Commonwealth now leads the nation in having the lowest recidivism rate. That means fewer people are ...

Across the country, governors and legislators continue to search for ways to reduce recidivism, control correctional costs and improve public safety. Yet despite decades of reform efforts, state ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Recidivism has been a topic in prison discussions in South Dakota for at least 20 years. It’s become a buzz word that’s been circulating in talks about a possible new men’s ...

A troubling statistic topped a recent Grand Forks Herald report about recidivism rates in the county. According to Grand Forks County Correctional Center statistics, every single person in the jail on ...

As part of National Reentry Month in April, the Clark County Department of Reentry held an event this week for people to see what it can be like for previously incarcerated citizens to reenter society ...

Changes to Colorado’s crime policies led to a significant decrease in recidivism in the state’s prisons, but lowering penalties for certain offenses also increased the number of violent crimes, ...

A new report from the Iowa Department of Corrections shows a decline in the number of inmates returning to prison. The recidivism rate, which looks at the number of individuals returning to prison ...

In a move expected to produce much greater understanding of the criminals filtering through Montgomery County’s jail system, county higher-ups will soon make a concerted effort to study repeat ...