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Criminal Justice Programs

Criminal Justice Programs create collaboration among incarcerated and released persons and prison reform advocates to educate the public about needed changes. We work with other organizations to promote just and equitable criminal justice policies for men and women who have served their sentences and deserve the opportunity to rebuild their lives.

Public Voice Project provides public speaking and leadership training for formerly incarcerated men and women so they can reach out to the public and increase awareness about the critical need for policy reform and services. It also identifies other organizational allies to promote prison reform.

Behind the Wall, a bi-lingual journal of articles and poems, promotes positive self-esteem among women prisoners at MCI-Framingham. CMS volunteers work with inmates to produce these journals.

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Did You Know?

Recidivism rates decrease by 25-50% for inmates participating in educational programs.

The MA Department of Corrections spends 3% of its budget for inmate programs.

Only 17% of prisoners participated in any kind of educational program in 2002.

58% of the MA prisoners released from maximum-security were convicted of a new offense within 3 years.

37 % of the MA prisoners released from pre-release facilities were convicted of a new offense within 3 years.

84% of all MA prisoners are restricted by statute from participating in pre-release programs; 16% are not eligible because of a drug offense.

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