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1 day ago · A program designed to create safer, more structured lives for young people in correctional facilities is showing early promise as a flexible model for institutional reform that can reduce violence and the use of restrictive housing.[1]This article originally appeared in the Summer 2024 issue of Corrections Today as submitted by the National Institute of Justice.
2 days ago · As “good” as America is at some things, we sure as heck are bad at a lot. The way we treat incarcerated people is one problem that we are not only terrible at but has a ripple effect for more issues. Our (the U.S.) prison system is one of the most traumatic with escalating violence not just from prisoner to prisoner but correctional staff to prisoner. At worst this results in death and at ...
4 days ago · By embracing reformative strategies that prioritize rehabilitation over punitive measures, jurisdictions can build a correctional system that fosters accountability, promotes healing, and contributes to safer, more resilient communities.
3 days ago · A widely held belief is that the Nordic countries are great bastions of rehabilitation: by focusing on rehabilitation rather than punishment, they have managed to achieve remarkably low recidivism rates. Or so the story goes. This notion, however, is largely a myth.
6 days ago · A balanced approach to punishment and rehabilitation is essential for maintaining public trust in the juvenile justice system. Transparent and fair handling of cases involving juveniles is...
3 days ago · It is clear that the building blocks of rehabilitation are found in the humanitarianism of reclamation and reformation. By identifying the following three key ingredients of rehabilitation, the operation of rehabilitation as a punishment rationale can be shown. The three key ingredients are shown in table 1 (Reichel, 2001:48).
2 days ago · Improving reading in prisons is not just helping prisoners to get work on release, it goes much deeper. Reading provides an escape from reality, it helps us relax, reduces stress, feeds the imagination, grows empathy, helps us understand other people’s perspectives, expands vocabulary and broadens our minds.
