Part III of a series on Arkansas’ crowded prisons. Today: Almost half of supervision cases over 10 years involved revoking parole and returning offenders to prison or giving them new sentences.
Violet White’s experience in the Arkansas Department of Corrections taught her what helps — and what doesn’t help — formerly incarcerated people try to get their lives back on track.
At one point in her 17 years as an agency employee, White worked on a grant-funded program to help people acclimate to life outside prison. Having only about 30 cases meant she could spend enough time with people to get to know their wants and needs, which helps prevent them from reoffending, she said…