recidivism

People leaving prison or jail face steep hurdles rebuilding their lives — from finding housing and work to overcoming stigma. In this episode, we hear from someone trying to start over and the people working to help.

There are 2.2 million people now incarcerated in American prisons. Each year, hundreds of thousands of those inmates are released. One of the most...

In a story we aired yesterday on European prisons, we learned the apparent key to reducing recidivism. In Europe, keeping family ties intact is...