P is for Prison Programs - Straight to Jail!

<p>This week on Enter the Rabbit Hole, Will and Alisha are taking a bite out of crime... statistics and prevention. We answer burning questions like: Why are there so many incarcerated people in the US prison system? How can we lower recidivism rates? And why do Norway's prisons look like a vacation resort that I can't afford? Join us as we take a deep dive into the prison system and how we can possibly make it better.</p> <p> </p> <p>Sources:</p> <p>Websites:</p> <p>Highest to Lowest - Prison Population Total</p> <p><a href='https://www.prisonstudies.org/highest-to-lowest/prison-population-total?field_region_taxonomy_tid=All'>https://www.prisonstudies.org/highest-to-lowest/prison-population-total?field_region_taxonomy_tid=All</a></p> <p>Articles:</p> <p>SC has one of the lowest recidivism rates in country, new survey shows. Here's why (Emily Bohatch, The State, Jul 2021)</p> <p><a href='https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/sc-has-one-of-the-lowest-recidivism-rates-in-country-new-survey-shows-heres-why/ar-AAM7dtn'>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/sc-has-one-of-the-lowest-recidivism-rates-in-country-new-survey-shows-heres-why/ar-AAM7dtn</a></p> <p>A systematic review of criminal recidivism rates worldwide: 3-year update (Denis Yukhnenko, Shivpriya Sridhar, Seena Fazel, Nov 2020)</p> <p><a href='https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6743246/'>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6743246/</a></p> <p>How Norway Is Teaching America To Make Its Prisons More Humane (Laura Paddison, Huff Post, Aug 2019)</p> <p><a href='https://www.huffpost.com/entry/norway-american-prison-system-reform_n_5d5ab979e4b0eb875f270db1'>https://www.huffpost.com/entry/norway-american-prison-system-reform_n_5d5ab979e4b0eb875f270db1</a></p> <p>How Norway turns criminals into good neighbours (BBC News, July 2019)</p> <p><a href='https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/stories-48885846'>https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/stories-48885846</a></p> <p>In Icelandic prisons, the cells are open and inmates do the weekly food shop (Francis Pak