Gridiron Gang

The Rock's moral football tale is a pleasant surprise: a swift, sure-footed, and gritty melodrama that plays to the strengths of its formula and elicits empathy for its kids.

"...team in hopes of lowering the camp's rate of recidivism, grimly training them to take on the snot-nosed pricks..."

Sept. 15, 2006 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Niche Justice

Travis County specialty courts try to break the cycle of crime

"...says County Attorney David Escamilla. "And if we avoid recidivism, we succeed."..."

March 26, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...inmates complete one of the state's drug treatment programs, recidivism drops by 63%. After three years, the rates decrease..."

Aug. 27, 1999 News Feature

Your Word Is Your Bond

Travis County moves toward broader pretrial release of the accused, but commercial bondsmen say it will never work

"...each of those three groups has a level of recidivism," explains Nagy. Low-risk people, without complicating factors, are mostly..."

Oct. 12, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Recovery Projects

Help for defendants who are homeless, alcoholic, or mentally ill

"...Hohengarten says the program has reduced recidivism by about 45 percent. "I think it's successful, but..."

March 26, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Rehabilitation or Torture?

Texas prison inmates say their 'therapy' has taken a dark turn

"...On the Gateway website, the foundation trumpets the low recidivism rates of inmates who complete its corrections-based program and..."

May 23, 2008 News Feature by Patricia J. Ruland

Incarceration Alternatives

"...However, the Texas Legislative Budget Board vouches for 65% recidivism rates (re-arrest after three years) for adjudicated juvenile probationers,..."

March 11, 2024 Postmarks

A New Jail for Travis County?

County moves forward with new women's building despite vote to delay and community outcry

"..."there is no evidence that a facility can reduce recidivism." Though Hernandez's committee points to the Las Colinas Women's..."

Sept. 7, 2018 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

Moonlight

There's magic in this Moonlight

"...of absent fathers, broken families, drug addiction, incarceration, and recidivism from which too few escape. The gleam cast by..."

Nov. 4, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

De-Registering Romeo and Juliet

Modest reform to sex offender laws goes to guv

"...become more likely to re-offend? (Interestingly, most sex offender recidivism does not involve sex crimes.)..."

May 12, 2011 News Post by Jordan Smith

Attorney General: Abbott Amps Up Conservative Credentials

Radnofsky points to attorney general's flip-flop on immigration

"...& Blue, Abbott claimed that sex offenders have higher recidivism rates than other offenders, but this is simply not..."

Oct. 29, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

After Years in Jail for a Crime He Was Never Convicted of, Cyrus Gray Is Free ... for Now

Living in the free world, but the case just won't go away

"...The goal, in criminal justice terminology, is to reduce recidivism. Gray thinks of it more simply – to care..."

Dec. 20, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Advocates Overwhelmingly Oppose Expanding Juvenile Jail Campus

They say services shouldn’t be tied to incarceration

"...detention increases trauma and leads to higher rates of recidivism. “The criminological evidence is quite clear on this,” Martinez..."

July 5, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

The Debate Over How and Whether to Jail Kids in Austin Is Just Getting Started

Travis County proposes a new facility to hold kids accused of crimes

"...touch possible in addressing kids’ needs while preventing future recidivism. Of course, the building is not yet designed, but..."

Jan. 26, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Sheriff Hits Pause on Magistration Pilot After Nine Days, Saying She Needs Help

$500K program would provide counsel to indigent arrestees

"...researchers would examine outcomes for the two groups, including recidivism, rates of release, and the types and dollar amounts..."

May 17, 2022 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Council Recap: Help for Former Prisoners, An APD Shooting Settlement

Also, a split decision in SAN 2.0 ballot language suit

"...sense of hopelessness that can increase the likelihood of recidivism and, even when it doesn’t, leaves people who’ve left..."

Sept. 3, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

Opinion: How to Win at Homelessness

A young adult with lived experience in homelessness argues that Save Austin Now’s push to criminalize destitution is short-sighted

"...unfair by current policies already all but explicitly encouraging recidivism...."

Feb. 12, 2021 Column by Summer Wright

Mike Denton Jumps Into County Attorney Race

As expected, just-retired judge announces campaign for Dem nomination

"...domestic violence courts that work with families to lower recidivism, veterans courts that divert those accused of misdemeanors into..."

Sept. 27, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Austin Animal Center Strains to Maintain Its No-Kill Status

City shelter struggles with overcrowding and volunteer dissatisfaction

"...consider 'cleaning house' events, zero-cost adoptions that do have recidivism as it relates to returns of dogs," said volunteer..."

Feb. 8, 2019 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Probation Failing Young Offenders

Texas Criminal Justice Coalition report says there has to be a better way

"...series of recommendations that the authors say would reduce recidivism, improve individual outcomes, save state funding, and "dramatically reduce..."

Aug. 17, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

The Revolution Will Not Go Hungry

Sustain the people's resistance with home-cooked meals

"...rules to organized activism, how food can help end recidivism, and inspiring tips on how to contribute toward environmental..."

Nov. 17, 2017 Food Feature by Veronica Meewes

Collaborations of Love and Pain

Creative couple Ericka Marsalis-LaManna and Ray LaManna slay their demons

"...is of black and Latino ancestry, has beaten overwhelming recidivism odds, in a state where, overall, persons of color..."

Dec. 25, 2015 Screens Feature by Kahron Spearman

Getting Outside the Box

Will City Council decide to give job applicants with criminal records a "fair chance"?

"...While advocates say that employment is key in combating recidivism, more job opportunities won't address one of the persistent..."

Oct. 9, 2015 News Feature by Amy Kamp

Heed the Experts

"...economy, reduce traffic congestion, increase classroom effectiveness, reduce criminal recidivism, and increase our preparedness for the long-term effects of..."

May 5, 2015 Postmarks

Phantom Instinct

Meg Gardiner reignites our love for suspense novels in this murder mystery with plenty of plot twists and pacing that propels

"...a recurrent loop, where memory became a kind of recidivism." Harper Flynn is bartending at Xenon, a Los Angeles..."

July 4, 2014 Arts Feature by Jessi Cape

Changing Directions

Community-based programs aim to redirect the 'school-to-prison pipeline'

"...it helps reduce juvenile justice court backlogs without increasing recidivism, and creates an environment for offenders to receive correction..."

June 6, 2014 News Feature by Dagny Zenovia

Executing Youthful Offenders: The Doyle Case

Death Watch

"...outlawed in Texas and elsewhere, actually served to increase recidivism among participants. In contrast, prosecutors at Doyle's trial argued..."

March 21, 2014 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Austin Aquarium Manager Sent to Federal Shark Tank

Covino gets a year behind bars

"...and [would] not serve to reduce the potential for recidivism [by Covino] and continued similar conduct by other similarly..."

Dec. 4, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Cinedigm Docurama Kicks Off With 'G-Dog'

Documentary tracks L.A.'s Homeboy Industries

"...arena: His Homeboys and Homegirls have only a 30% recidivism rate – less than half of the 70% who..."

April 23, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

Three Executions Pending

Three more executions scheduled and under appeal

"...victims with prison inmates in an effort to reduce recidivism. Contradictory Evidence..."

April 5, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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