Genesee County, Michigan, Sheriff Chris Swanson is working hard to help communities across the U.S. battle high recidivism rates through a program aimed at inmate education, while also applauding President Biden after his recent commitment to support law enforcement.
Genesee County, Michigan, Sheriff Chris Swanson
"[T]he country does love and respect law enforcement. But it's our job every day and every sheriff's office and every police department to show them why.But I will tell you, we got punched in the face, and it was deserved because we need to always check what we're doing. We have a great mighty sword that we wield as law enforcement. And when you have that much authority and that much autonomy, it has to be respected more than anything else.
In September 2020, the sheriff launched the IGNITE program, which stands for Inmate Growth Naturally & Intentionally Through Education and is aimed at reducing recidivism and crime in communities.which Swanson says are the key drivers to reducing crime and violence. Swanson would reply with,"I'm going to change jail populations, and we're going to educate people. We're going to turn from incarceration to education."Out of that commitment to his community, the IGNITE program was born. In the more than two years since it was launched, the program has reached over 140,000 teaching hours with nearly 2,000 inmates enrolled.
There's roughly a"40% reduction of recidivism for post-incarceration education," Swanson said, citing a RAND Corporation study from 2016.
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