Tag: Recidivism
Many prisoners go years without touching a smartphone. It means they struggle to navigate life on the outside
So much of day to day life is not powered by technology, but what happens if you’ve been behind bars for years? It’s time prisoners better prepared inmates for life once they’ve served their time.
Do parolees really ‘walk free’? Busting common myths about parole
With a series of high-profile cases in the news, parole is back in the spotlight. Let’s unpack some of the most common misconceptions about what parole really means.
Changes to NZ’s parole laws to improve rehabilitation could lead to even longer prison times
Understaffing and budget cuts mean prisoners often struggle to complete rehab programmes, even when they want to. ACT’s Parole Amendment Bill risks having the opposite of its intended effect.
Most prisoners never receive visitors, and this puts them at a higher risk of reoffending
Receiving visitors while behind bars was a raft of benefits, but people have reported many barriers. It must be made easier to help drive down recidivism rates.
'We can’t go shopping without police coming': north Queensland's at-risk youth feel excluded and heavily surveilled
Our research finds at-risk youth in north Queensland wanted to feel safe and included in the community, but often felt the opposite.
‘They weren’t there when I needed them’: we asked former prisoners what happens when support services fail
Most people leaving prison face an uphill battle of service navigation that is too often deficit-focused, intentionally seeking out the failures of the individual and centred on punitive responses.
