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  2. Prisoner reentry - Wikipedia

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    [2] [3] Consideration for the conditions of the communities formerly incarcerated individuals are re-entering, which are often disadvantaged, is a fundamental part of successful re-entry. [ 4 ] A 2006 study done by the Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation [ 5 ] statistically evaluated the effectiveness of prisoner reentry programs on the ...

  3. Recidivism - Wikipedia

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    Recidivism (/ r ɪ ˈ s ɪ d ɪ v ɪ z əm /; from Latin: recidivus 'recurring', derived from re-'again' and cadere 'to fall') is the act of a person repeating an undesirable behavior after they have experienced negative consequences of that behavior, or have been trained to extinguish it.

  4. Social groups in male and female prisons in the United States

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    The much larger size of the male prison population causes major differences in the institutions in which male and female inmates serve their time. [3] Another significant factor in prisoner social structure is the differences in arrest factors for male and female prison populations; higher proportion of female inmates are incarcerated due to a ...

  5. Prison reform - Wikipedia

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    At the same time they could revoke the probation status without going through another trial or other proper process. [ 25 ] In 1913, Thomas Mott Osborne became chairman of a commission for the reform of the New York prison system and introduced a Mutual Welfare League at Auburn with a committee of 49 prisoners appointed by secret ballot from ...

  6. Prison slang - Wikipedia

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    Translates to the words "boat" or "ship," means "escaping from prison" (an allusion to a lonely ship smoothly sailing in a large sea) Chikopokopo Translates to the word "helicopter," means "tractor" (an allusion to a tractor's noise in a quiet environment) Chibhonda A person who was homeless or living on the streets before they arrived to prison

  7. Prison education - Wikipedia

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    Government analysts estimated that the programme was saving taxpayers more than $24 million a year based solely on the costs of re-incarceration. [148] In the State of Washington, the cost of post-secondary prison education in 2016 was $1,249 per inmate, while the total financial savings per inmate due to the courses was found to be $26,630.

  8. Pinto (subculture) - Wikipedia

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    The term came from a bilingual play on the Spanish word for penitencia (penitence), since pintos and pintas are people who have spent time in penitentiaries. The term has also been traced to the Spanish word Pintao (Estar pintado--to be painted, in this case tattooed). [2] The term is usually used for prison veterans of older age rather than ...

  9. Cloze test - Wikipedia

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    The definition of success in a given cloze test varies, depending on the broader goals behind the exercise. Assessment may depend on whether the exercise is objective (i.e. students are given a list of words to use in a cloze) or subjective (i.e. students are to fill in a cloze with words that would make a given sentence grammatically correct).