Criminon News
Diversion Programs Work to Curb Drug Use and Crime
Drug use is both habit-forming and illegal, putting people who cannot stop using drugs in the precarious position of being criminalized for having an addiction....
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How Mississippi Is Changing its Tune on Criminal Justice Reform
Over the last 15 years, Mississippi has passed several criminal justice reform laws to reduce recidivism and provide better results for offenders. In many ways,...
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What Can We Do to Ensure the Formerly Incarcerated Do Not Return to Crime?
According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, two out of three formerly incarcerated people in the U.S. commit another crime within three years of release....
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Where States Get it Right. The Importance of After-Incarceration Programs for Former Inmates
Criminal justice is a complicated and intricate subject. While the U.S. has the largest prison population in the world, efforts are being taken in several...
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Tennessee Faces Unique Challenges in Tackling Crime and Criminal Justice
Despite a strict approach to incarceration through mandatory minimum sentencing and a “Three Strikes” law that has filled Tennessee prisons to the brim, the Volunteer...
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