Attorney General Kamala Harris has weighed in on a debate among politicians and law enforcement officials with her own proposal about measuring “recidivism” – re-offending by those who’ve already been ...

In a recent statement, the minister of correctional services said more than 18,000 parolees had reoffended in the past three ...

What’s in a word? A lot. Criminologist Michael Maltz defines “recidivism” as “the reversion of an individual to criminal behavior after he or she has been convicted of a prior offense, sentenced and ...

The Los Angeles Times, California’s largest newspaper, has editorialized against Proposition 36, the Nov. 5 ballot measure that would increase penalties for some crimes. Propsition 36 would modify ...

For two years, Wisconsin’s youth prison for males has been under an FBI-led criminal investigation into allegations of prisoner abuse, child neglect, sexual assault, intimidation of witnesses and ...

Crime rates are increasing across the United States. If history is any indication, many policymakers and Americans will look to our prisons and jails in the next few years to stop the crime rise. But ...

Gov. Bruce Rauner is pushing a bill that would provide released convicts with state identification cards in an effort to reduce rates of prison returnees. The bill, which was passed unanimously ...

James Houston got out of prison three years ago after serving 18 years for second-degree murder. This month he returned to San Quentin State Prison -- as a guest. Houston was back at the prison to try ...

A special legislative study committee eyeing recidivism in the state’s prisons is recommending more studies. But before the Recidivism Interim Study Committee approved two bills calling for more ...

The Los Angeles Times, California’s largest newspaper, has editorialized against Proposition 36, the Nov. 5 ballot measure that would increase penalties for some crimes. Prop. 36 would modify ...