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[https://bja.ojp.gov/program/cossup/overview | Bureau of Justice Assistance | Office of Justice Programs | Undated] | [https://bja.ojp.gov/program/cossup/overview | Bureau of Justice Assistance | Office of Justice Programs | Undated] | ||
This federal program page describes support for communities addressing substance use and overdose among justice-involved people. It connects reentry, treatment, overdose prevention, and public safety. | This federal program page describes support for communities addressing substance use and overdose among justice-involved people. It connects reentry, treatment, overdose prevention, and public safety. | ||
=====How Norway Is Teaching America To Make Its Prisons More Humane===== | |||
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/norway-american-prison-system-reform_n_5d5ab979e4b0eb875f270db1 Huffington Post 8/22/2019 | |||
Recidivism rates in Norway are among the world’s lowest. Around 20% of those released from prison are arrested within two years. In the U.S., about 68% of released prisoners were arrested within three years. | |||
The gap between the two countries narrows significantly when you look only at reincarceration (and ignore arrests) — Norway’s rate is 25%, compared with 28.8% in the U.S. | |||
But there’s another important statistic to take into account: The percentage of the total population each country puts behind bars. While America jails 665 of every 100,000 residents, Norway’s rate is less than a tenth of that ― just 63 of every 100,000. | |||
=====Amity Foundation===== | =====Amity Foundation===== | ||
