Offender Reentry Summary

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“Offender Reentry” In “Offender Reentry”, David Allender, dives into how recidivism effects both the criminals and the community. To begin with Allender expressing how the Philadelphia Society for Alleviating the Miseries of Public Prisons (PSAMPP) started an attempt to ameliorate the public prisons to better rehabilitate the prisoners where the goal was not to punish its' offenders, but to move them toward spiritual reflection and change. Inmates were on a 23 hour lockdown and had limited communication with any other inmates or staff. The facility restricted reading materials to the Bible since majority of the criminals confided in it and used it show them the right path and make better choices. Consequently, this backfired and led to the first changes in sentences which resulted in a high relapse ratio; as a result, this led to higher strain on the taxpayer and the communities where the crime was committed. …show more content…

A program called ReIntegration of Offenders was established in Texas in 1985. Project RIO established ways, to give convicts the tools they needed to succeed once they are set free. RIO gave evidence that with the proper tools that those former inmates could have better success at staying out of jail. In turn this gave rise to the police being the first line of defense in helping prevent relapse. As Allender reports, the program has been a success across the board from a statistically significant lower relapse rates. offenders who took advantage of this program were less likely to return back as re-offenders than those who chose not to take part in it. Along with a high percentage of convicts find sustainable

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