Beth M. Huebner and Morgan McGuirk
- Published in print:
- 2020
- Published Online:
- January 2021
- ISBN:
- 9781479862726
- eISBN:
- 9781479877775
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- NYU Press
- DOI:
- 10.18574/nyu/9781479862726.003.0013
- Subject:
- Law, Criminal Law and Criminology
Probationers held on technical violations represent a substantial part of the jail population; yet, they are typically not considered in jail reform programming. Jail stays can have collateral ...
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Probationers held on technical violations represent a substantial part of the jail population; yet, they are typically not considered in jail reform programming. Jail stays can have collateral consequences for individual employment, social ties, and overall well-being. Existing research suggests that even short periods of incarceration can have criminogenic effects. Incarcerating probation violators in the short term may be a quick fix for problem behavior, but this type of programming has the potential to exacerbate mental health challenges, create substantial barriers to employment, and strain family and other social support linkages. The chapter outlines the needs of individuals remanded to jail for a probation technical violation. We also detail an innovative program designed to mitigate the costs of jail incarceration for individuals incarcerated for a new technical violation while addressing the root causes of recidivism, including inadequate housing, employment needs, substance abuse, and mental illness.Less
Probationers held on technical violations represent a substantial part of the jail population; yet, they are typically not considered in jail reform programming. Jail stays can have collateral consequences for individual employment, social ties, and overall well-being. Existing research suggests that even short periods of incarceration can have criminogenic effects. Incarcerating probation violators in the short term may be a quick fix for problem behavior, but this type of programming has the potential to exacerbate mental health challenges, create substantial barriers to employment, and strain family and other social support linkages. The chapter outlines the needs of individuals remanded to jail for a probation technical violation. We also detail an innovative program designed to mitigate the costs of jail incarceration for individuals incarcerated for a new technical violation while addressing the root causes of recidivism, including inadequate housing, employment needs, substance abuse, and mental illness.
Marieke Liem
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- May 2017
- ISBN:
- 9781479806928
- eISBN:
- 9781479860746
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- NYU Press
- DOI:
- 10.18574/nyu/9781479806928.003.0009
- Subject:
- Sociology, Law, Crime and Deviance
Chapter nine arrives at the question who was able to stay out of prison after re-entry, and who was not. It first discusses the strategies these lifers employed to navigate the conditions of parole. ...
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Chapter nine arrives at the question who was able to stay out of prison after re-entry, and who was not. It first discusses the strategies these lifers employed to navigate the conditions of parole. The interviewees mentioned several reasons in terms of ‘failing’ to stay out of prison: Being recalled for political reasons; catching up too quickly for lost time; falling back into old habits, and returning to prison as a safe place. The vast majority of re-incarcerated lifers returned to prison as a result of a technical violation, not a new criminal offense (criminal recidivism). What we should thus be questioning is not how these lifers are actively ‘going straight’ or desist, but rather, how they manage their parole conditions and similarly, how the parole system manages its parolees. The chapter further details how lifers experience their re-incarceration, with particular attention to older lifers.Less
Chapter nine arrives at the question who was able to stay out of prison after re-entry, and who was not. It first discusses the strategies these lifers employed to navigate the conditions of parole. The interviewees mentioned several reasons in terms of ‘failing’ to stay out of prison: Being recalled for political reasons; catching up too quickly for lost time; falling back into old habits, and returning to prison as a safe place. The vast majority of re-incarcerated lifers returned to prison as a result of a technical violation, not a new criminal offense (criminal recidivism). What we should thus be questioning is not how these lifers are actively ‘going straight’ or desist, but rather, how they manage their parole conditions and similarly, how the parole system manages its parolees. The chapter further details how lifers experience their re-incarceration, with particular attention to older lifers.
