Tag Archives: Recidivism

This week, we return to stories of electronic monitoring also known as e-carceration. Micol Seigel talks to Cody, who says he spent about half his life locked up. He’s 26 now, and spent time in Pendleton Correctional Facility and Wabash Valley Correctional Facility, both in Indiana. He tells Seigel first hand about e-carcerations disruptions to work, financial, and family life. …

For the first part of this week’s episode- we hear from Onishona. In this interview, she tells us about her experiences with recidivism and problems with re-entry. She also talks about the role books, and specifically how books about mass incarceration, such as The New Jim Crow, shaped her prison experiences. After her interview we share another piece as a …

Compassion was a recurring theme in a community conversation held Monday night on reforming Monroe County’s criminal justice system. The community conversation was held at Unionville Elementary School, and hosted by the Monroe County Human Rights Commission. In an email to WFHB, County Attorney Margie Rice said officials hope to change the criminal justice system to positively reflect the community …

Monroe County is considering a new pre-trial diversion program. WFHB Assistant News Director Sarah Vaughan speaks with Monroe County Prosecutor Erika Oliphant about the program, which could be in place as early as this fall. County officials are working together to reform the county’s criminal justice system. County commissioners have hired two consutanting groups to help with that effort. Commissioner …

As the opioid crisis continues to effect communities across Indiana, the number of incarcerated individuals in county jails and state prisons has grown. In Monroe County, that means more prisoners in a facility built thirty years ago. Monroe County Sheriff Brad Swain said his office is working to reduce over-crowding, as part of a legal agreement with the Indiana Chapter …