Illinois prison program a model for state? Schwarzenegger seeks to emulate therapeutic approach to rehabilitation / San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Aug 200

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James Sterngold
"The Illinois program offers one of the most promising means yet for breaking the cycle of revolving-door incarceration that has bloated inmate populations. In just two years, the recidivism rate among parolees from Sheridan has been slashed by half. Illinois is succeeding, many experts say, because it is attacking the roots of addiction, spending far more per inmate and ensuring that when men like Perry leave prison, they are enveloped in an extensive web of support. "