Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. From left, Rep. Brian Mulder, R-Sioux Falls; Rep. Erin Healy, D-Sioux Falls; Lt. Gov. Tony Venhuizen; and Rep. Erik Muckey, ...

Across the country, governors and legislators continue to search for ways to reduce recidivism, control correctional costs and improve public safety. Yet despite decades of reform efforts, state ...

Rep. Greg Jamison was flat out wrong. Last November, the Sioux Falls Republican said his colleagues in the Legislature would ...

Changes to Colorado’s crime policies led to a significant decrease in recidivism in the state’s prisons, but lowering penalties for certain offenses also increased the number of violent crimes, ...

Arkansas has one of the highest prison recidivism rates in the country, with nearly 50% of inmates back behind bars within three years of their release. Sen. Ben Gilmore of Crossett and reentry ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WHNT) — It was all about recidivism Tuesday at a meeting of the state’s Reentry Task Force. Recidivism is the likelihood that someone formerly incarcerated will commit another ...

In a recent statement, South Africa’s minister of correctional services said more than 18,000 parolees had reoffended in the past three years. They included 209 committing murder and 330 rape during ...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (FOX 56) — On Thursday, Gov. Andy Beshear announced Kentucky’s recidivism rate has declined for the second year in a row, with nearly 70% of those who were released from state custody ...

TRAVERSE CITY — The Michigan Department of Corrections announced that the state’s recidivism rate has dropped to a historic low of 21%. State data shows that nearly eight out of every 10 people ...