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May 2, 2022
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Jan 6, 2022
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Dec 17, 2025
This study aimed to understand how well established Incentivised Substance Free Living wings (ISFLs) are being implemented in three male prisons in England.
This study aimed to understand how two mandatory drug testing regimens are conducted, the specific operational barriers to implementation of the policy, and the perceived utility and impact of sanctions and support on deterrence.
Oct 1, 2025
RAND evaluates employment, education, and post-conviction relief strategies by drawing insights from employers, service providers, and people with lived experience.
Aug 4, 2025
This report presents findings and recommendations from an evaluation of California's Public Defense Pilot Program, which made funding available to counties to support the provision of counsel to those who might be eligible for postconviction relief.
Jul 30, 2025
This report presents an evaluation of the three-year California County Resentencing Pilot Program. The evaluation comprises an analysis of data collected by district attorney offices, a qualitative implementation assessment, and a cost study.
Project
May 27, 2025
RAND Europe is evaluating the impact, process, and economics of the New Prisons Programme in England and Wales.
Press
Feb 19, 2025
A three-year effort to encourage California prosecutors to reconsider the sentences given to some people in state prison has resulted in a modest number of people being resentenced, but improvements are needed to speed review of more cases.
Jan 16, 2025
This study presents the first causal evidence of the impact on arrest rates of a sectoral training program that was implemented using a randomized control trial.
Jan 6, 2025
Workforce programming for justice-involved youth in Los Angeles aims to prevent recidivism and lower the risk of justice system contact. In this report, the authors evaluate the operation, implementation, and effectiveness of this programming.
RAND collaborated with the Los Angeles County Probation Department to evaluate programs aimed at reducing juvenile justice system involvement among youth.
Jan 1, 2025
RAND Europe research on reoffending, desistance from crime, diversion and the prison system across the UK and Europe.
Dec 11, 2024
RAND Europe was commissioned by the Ministry of Justice to conduct a study exploring the experiences and perceptions of staff and prisoners of drug testing regimens and incentivised substance free living (ISFL) wings.
