Prison Officials Bow to Pressure and Reverse Book Ban
[See image gallery at www.the-slammer.org] Virginia prison officials, bowing to pressure from multiple sources, reversed their recent decision to ban the Books Behind Bars program. As a result,...
View ArticleFocus on Drug Treatment Expands; Recidivism Contracts
[See image gallery at www.the-slammer.org] Prison reform advocates have long promoted the concept that treatment, rather than incarceration, would be a more effective and less costly alternative...
View ArticleTransitional Programs Help Vets in Prison
[See image gallery at www.the-slammer.org] The following article, a republication with permission from a local hometown Illinois newspaper, illustrates what can be done at local levels, with state...
View ArticleWrongful Convictions Could Cost State Big Bucks
In the past week, two news items dealing with wrongful convictions came to light. One was for a Utah man freed after spending 4 ½ years in prison for a robbery; the other for a New York man released...
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Recidivism Cure: Change Inmates’ Hearts, Inside Out
[See image gallery at www.the-slammer.org] by Bill Glass Founder, Champions for Life Best known in the sports world as a former four-time All-Pro football player with the NFL’s Cleveland Browns, Bill...
View ArticleNew Recidivism Statistics Crush Old: How Does 82% Sound?
[See image gallery at www.the-slammer.org] Many city and county correctional systems boast of low recidivism rates, thanks to their favorite programs that try to prepare inmates for a better life...
View ArticleJob Hunters Alert: Iowa Seeking 200 Corrections Personnel
[See image gallery at www.the-slammer.org] Surprisingly, even in these times of ten percent unemployment and widespread state budgetary crises, Iowa’s Department of Corrections intends to hire about...
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Teamwork Needed to Keep Ex-Prisoners Out for Life
By Mark Earley President and CEO of Prison Fellowship, and former Attorney General of Virginia The vast majority of inmates, prison cells are not their permanent address. Most prisoners will serve...
View ArticleRethinking Prison Education in the Era of Mass Incarceration
[See image gallery at www.the-slammer.org] By Jeremy Travis President, John Jay College of Criminal Justice City University of New York Following is the main text of the Keynote Address by President...
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Reentry Effort for Drug Offenders a Start, But Short Funds
Following below is a republication in entirety of a timely editorial that appeared in the March 19, 2012 issue of one of South Florida’s major newspapers, the Sun Sentinel. The editorial clearly...
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