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New program aimed at reducing recidivism at Pima County Jail |
By kgun9.com- Max Darrow |
Published: 09/22/2017 |
TUCSON (KGUN9-TV) - As the Arizona Department of Corrections has implemented many programs aimed at reducing recidivism in an effort to decrease prison populations across the state, the Pima County Jail is following suit to try and keep inmates from re-offending and ending up back in custody. The majority of the inmates at the Pima County Jail now have access to a technology that isn't new to the outside world, but is new to jail, in order to help keep them better connected with family members who can offer them support: video calling. This way, inmates can both see and hear loved ones, making their visit more personal, according to Lieutenant Elsa Navarro. "Any opportunity we can give them so they don't keep coming back into that same revolving door of the criminal justice system," she said. "Is anything that we're willing to do." Read More. |
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