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| Federal grant to fund state prison system study |
| By gainesville.com - Karen Voyles |
| Published: 02/28/2012 |
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Florida has received more than a half-million dollars from the federal government to figure out how well some prison programs are working. The U.S. Department of Justice awarded a $598,982 grant to the Florida Department of Corrections and Florida State University to do a three-year study of three inmate programs. According to a news release, the researchers will use inmate data collected between 2000 and 2008 to determine the effectiveness of the state prison system’s program for substance abuse treatment, work release and post-release community supervision. What the researchers are trying to figure out is what works best to help inmates finds jobs and stay employed once they are released from prison. The researchers also will be examining recidivism among released inmates and will be doing a cost-benefit analysis on each program. Read More. |
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