RESPONSIBLE DECARCERATION

Responsible Decarceration is the process by which an incarcerated person with an internalized sense of community responsibility and a transferable set of vocational skills is released to an established external network of accountability and support... Responsible Decarceration Initiative -- The wide path to reduced recidivism... The Responsible Decarceration Initiative's foundational principle is network: a collection of individuals organized in such a way that the addition of each new person increases the efficacy of everyone involved. The synergistic power created by an effective network is exponentially greater than the sum of its parts. A properly managed network empowers its members to accomplish goals they could not realistically aspire to as mere individuals.

Also known as: Responsible Decarceration Initiative