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1. www.brennancenter.org › media › 7083TRANSITION 2020–2021 A Federal Agenda for Criminal Justice Reform

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   mass incarceration and reforming the American criminal justice system should be a defining legacy of the Biden administration. This report presents one pathway of achieving this goal. Incentivize States to Reduce Their Prison Populations Enact the Reverse Mass Incarceration Act. Federal grants help shape criminal justice policy at the state

2. www.brookings.edu › articles › a-better-path-forwardA better path forward for criminal justice: Changing prisons ...

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   Apr 24, 2024 · In this chapter of “A Better Path Forward for Criminal Justice,” experts review the challenges faced by former prisoners and propose programming for prison environments to ease the transition.

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   Did the federal prison system expand 3% in 2021?

   • The federal prison system expanded 3% in 2021, and continued to grow in 2022. 17 The United States has made only modest progress toward ending mass incarceration amidst a dramatic crime drop.

   Ending 50 Years of Mass Incarceration: Urgent Reform Needed to Protect

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   Should state prisons be rehabilitated?

   • In direct response to calls to abolish prisons and defund the police, state prisons should move away from focusing on incapacitation to rehabilitation. To assist in this change, federal funds should be tied to embracing a rehabilitative mission to transform prisons.

   A better path forward for criminal justice: Changing prisons to help

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   Does California's Transitional Rehabilitation Program work?

   • California’s bet on transitional rehabilitation programs is novel, and recent evidence suggests it is paying off. Based on a Stanford University study of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s Male Community Reentry Program, we know rehabilitation works.

   Community reentry program for prisoners reduces recidivism

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   Can cognitive behavioral therapy reduce reincarceration after release?

   • CBT can also be used to mitigate prison culture and thus help reintegrate returning citizens back into their communities. Thus, the widespread implementation of cognitive behavioral therapy as part of correctional programming could lead to fewer rearrests and lower likelihood of reincarceration after release.

   A better path forward for criminal justice: Changing prisons to help

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4. www.sentencingproject.org › policy-brief › ending-50Ending 50 Years of Mass Incarceration: Urgent Reform Needed ...

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   Feb 8, 2023 · In 2020, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, violent crime rates increased—with homicides spiking—while property crimes continued their decline. 19 In 2021, homicide increased again, but at a slower rate, while other violent crimes decreased overall, as did property crimes. 20 Policymakers must now effectively respond to this uptick in lethal ...

5. ccresourcecenter.org › 2021/01/14 › the“The Reintegration Agenda During Pandemic: Criminal Record ...

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   Jan 14, 2021 · In 2020, 32 states, the District of Columbia, and the federal government enacted 106 legislative bills, approved 5 ballot initiatives, and issued 4 executive orders to restore rights and opportunities to people with a criminal record.

6. www.prisonpolicy.org › blog › 2021/12/2011 of our most important reports of 2021 | Prison Policy ...

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   Dec 20, 2021 · Our work in 2021 has exposed little-known forms of exploitation behind bars, heartless COVID-19 policies, and overlooked reasons that mass incarceration persists. With 2021 coming to a close, we thought we’d share the most important reports we published this year:

7. calmatters.org › commentary › 2021Community reentry program for prisoners reduces recidivism

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   Sep 3, 2021 · As of 2020, about 46% of offenders released in California are reconvicted within three years of release and even more are rearrested. Recidivism reduction is a critical objective for corrections departments, as every curtailed crime equates to reduced victimization.

8. www.unodc.org › documents › justice-and-prisonReducing Reoffending Through Rehabilitation and Reintegration

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   Reducing Reoffending Through Rehabilitation and Reintegration, recently adopted by the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice at its thirty-first session. Key highlights from the summary include: • Developing best practices for rehabilitation and reintegration in the U.S. is challenging in