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Thousands of people released from prison in New York go directly to homeless shelters.

BANGKOK: The Cabinet has approved an extension of the income tax rebate program for companies that hire former inmates for another four years. 

Poorly trained Russian soldiers captured by Ukraine describe being used as cannon fodder by commanders throwing waves of bodies into an assault.

The members of the Ryuyukai have done nearly 100 years of hard time. Now they’re just looking to stay out of trouble.

The unemployment rate for people with an arrest or conviction is 27%, and 60% for those up until four years after their release.

For people who served prison time, the unemployment rate is 60% from the time of their release until four years later.

In criminal justice. and pursuing a doctorate in washington state university only about seven miles away from the university of idaho. >> he has to appreciate the seriousness whats happening right now. >> absolutely. he is very intelligent. in my hour conversation with him that comes off. ip can tell that. and he understands where we are right now. >> reporter: while at college at desales, kohberger asked ex-cons to participate in a study on crime. this study seeks to understand the story behind...

Seriousness of what is happening right now. >> oh, absolutely. he is very intelligence. in my hour conversation with him that comes off. i can tell that. he understands where we are now. >> reporter: while at college at desales, kohberger asked ex-cons to tell about their crime. >> this person that had been grading my papers was allegedly in this horrible murder. >> reporter: kohberger was working as a teaching assistant in washington and one student says his demeanor and strict grading changed ...

University of idaho. he has to prappreciate the seriousness of what is happening. >> absolutely, he is very intelligent, i can tell that. and he understands where we are right now. >> reporter: while in college at desales, kohberger asked ex-cons to participate in a study. this study seeks to understand the story behind your most recent criminal offense, with emphasis on your thoughts and feelings throughout your experience, he wrote on an online message board. >> this person that had been gradi...

About the fact that he was studying for a phd in criminology at washington state university. he said he wanted to be a professor and he was specifically interested in the behavioral part of criminology, not procedural. what does all of that tell you? >> theres this old axiom that theres a fine line between genius and insanity. we do see this as times when people become so obsessed with their mode of study, in this particular case criminology. and i have had some students who have inpencyclopedic...