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Arizona Finds Success with Innovative Prison Program

By Douglas A. Berman

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This article from the Christian Science Monitor discusses the "Get Ready" program being used in Arizona's prison system. The program seeks to prepare inmates for reentry into society beginning at the very outset of their incarceration by assessing their work and education needs and developing an individualized corrections plan within one week of entry into prison. Inmates receive additional privileges as they complete goals outlined in their assessment. Education, workshops, and treatment programs are made available to inmates as part of the program. The "Get Ready" program, which Arizona officials cite as significant reason for decreased violence inside state prisons, is a finalist for a Harvard Kennedy School innovations award...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on July 31, 2008 (boomark / email).

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