Showing posts with label jail. Show all posts
Showing posts with label jail. Show all posts

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Give them a chance

New research finds sport is effective in reducing reoffending rates 
A new research project into the role of sport in rehabilitating young prisoners has found that sport can be effective in reducing the reconviction rate of offenders.

Thursday, December 15, 2011

Majority of jailed women face mental issues

Majority of jailed women face mental issues
(Medical Xpress) -- While University of South Carolina researcher Dana DeHart was visiting jails to interview inmates about their backgrounds, she kept seeing a woman who clearly had mental health issues, yet continued to cycle in and out of the jail.