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Is transitional housing critical to reentry success?

People leaving prison have trouble finding stable housing — can halfway homes fill the gap and reduce returns to prison?

How fines and fees affect state revenues and recidivism

What is the causal effect of fines on the reentry success of justice-involved individuals? Can fees offset the costs of our justice…

The consequences of Truth in Sentencing

How have Truth in Sentencing laws affected recidivism and public spending on incarceration?

Written by Zack A. Goodman and Evan Green-Lowe

Part IV: Breaking Down Data Analytics and AI in Criminal Justice

Pennsylvania DOC’s Use of Virtual Contacts throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic

Part III: Tips for procuring and adopting criminal justice technology

Written by Catherina Xu and C. Andrew Warren

This is the third part in a four-part series Recidiviz has written to document the use of technology in the criminal justice ecosystem and…

Part II: Why good data and feedback loops in criminal justice are hard to come by

Written by Catherina Xu and C. Andrew Warren

This is the second part in a four-part series Recidiviz has written to summarize some of the biggest issues we see with…

Part I: A mapping of tech in the criminal justice system

Written by Catherina Xu and C. Andrew Warren

This is the first part in a four-part series Recidiviz has written to summarize some of the biggest issues we see with the use of technology in the criminal…

Enhancing data transparency with the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections