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Programs Make a Difference
- Education programs decrease recidivism.
- Substance abuse programs decrease recidivism.
- Offenders who complete substance abuse programs in jail are successful after release.
- Inmates who earn a GED are less likely to recidivate than those who do not complete a program.
- Inmates with a Vocational Certificate at release were are less likely to recidivate than inmates overall.
Links to Other Organizations
National
- US Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Statistics
- National Reentry Resource Center
- American Correctional Association
- American Correctional Education Association
- American Probation and Parole Associations
- The Sentencing Project
- National Organization of Victim Advocacy
- Pew Center on the States
- The Urban Institute