Program Profile: Restoring Promise (South Carolina)

This is a prison housing unit program for young adults that seeks to change correctional culture and increase safety.

Evidence Rating: Promising | One study

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This is a prison housing unit program for young adults that seeks to change correctional culture and increase safety. The program is rated Promising. Young adults in the treatment group had a statistically significant lower likelihood of violent charges and convictions, compared with the control group. There were no statistically significant differences between treatment and control groups on the number of disciplinary charges or convictions, or serious incidents or events in the facilities.

A Promising rating implies that implementing the program may result in the intended outcome(s).

This program's rating is based on evidence that includes at least one high-quality randomized controlled trial.

Date Created: July 17, 2024
Program Snapshot

Age: 18 - 25

Gender: Male

Race/Ethnicity: White, Black, Other

Geography: Urban Rural

Setting (Delivery): Correctional

Program Type: Leadership and Youth Development, Mentoring, Restorative Justice, Violence Prevention

Targeted Population: First Time Offenders, Young Offenders

Current Program Status: Active