Community Mediation Maryland Re-Entry Mediation
Problems addressed
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Description

This is a conflict mediation program that serves inmates and their families. The objective is to discuss the convicts’ past experiences and future expectations in a session mediated by experienced professionals.
The session is designed to facilitate communication, understanding, and a reentry plan to assist in the process of returning to the home community. Meetings are held initially as a group and then individually.

Impact evaluations

An impact evaluation showed that program participants were 45% less likely to be rearrested, compared to 58% in the control group, which did not receive the intervention; 15% less likely to be reconvicted, compared to 30% in the control group; and 32% less likely to return to prison, compared to 44% in the control group [1].

Bibliographic reference

[1] Flower, S. M. (2014). Community Mediation Maryland Reentry Mediation In-Depth Recidivism Analysis. Greenbelt, MD. Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services. https://re-entrymediation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/CMM_Recidvism_…

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