Re-entry
Shon Hopwood: From Bank Robber to Georgetown Law Professor
By Christopher Zoukis The Georgetown University Law Center (GULC), rated among the nation’s top law schools, draws its faculty from many sources: academia, law firms, and top lawyers in government agencies. But its most recent hire, Associate Professor Shon Hopwood, doesn’t fit that pattern. As reported by CBS News’ 60 Minutes program in October,…
Read MoreWashington State Names Former Inmate to Head Reentry Council
By Christopher Zoukis Although it has a relatively low incarceration rate, Washington State still saw nearly a third of inmates released from its prisons in 2012 wind up re-incarcerated within the next three years, according to state corrections officials. For juvenile recidivism, the rate was even higher: among youths released in 2013, more than half…
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