A NEW REPORT from MassINC points to a major challenge for Massachusetts state government. Spending on corrections continues to increase significantly even as the inmate population declines. At the same time, the cycle of reincarceration remains untenably high. In 2011, Massachusetts Department of Correction (DOC) facilities reported that 44 percent of individuals released from prison […]
Mary Brolin
Mary F. Brolin, Ph.D. is a scientist and lecturer at Brandeis University’s Heller School for Social Policy and Management and lead author of “A Wiser Approach to Reentry: Three-Year Post-Release Evaluation Findings for WISR.”