IN 1972, THE MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION CREATED A SERIES OF COMMUNITY-BASED CORRECTIONAL PROGRAMS SUCH AS HOME FURLOUGHS, WORK RELEASE PROGRAMS, EDUCATIONAL-RELEASE PROGRAMS, AND RESIDENTIAL HALFWAY HOUSES AND PRERELEASE CENTERS TO FACILIATE THE REENTRY OF OFFENDERS INTO THE COMMUNITY. THE GOAL OF THESE PROGRAMS WAS TO REDUCE RECIDIVISM RATES. AN EXTENSIVE EVALUATION OF EACH NEW PROGRAM WAS CONDUCTED. ABSTRACTS FROM THESE PROGRAM EVALUATION EFFORTS ARE PRESENTED, INCLUDING STUDIES OF MASSACHUSETTS HALFWAY HOUSES AND PRERELEASE CENTERS, AN ASSESSMENT OF THE FURLOUGH PROGRAM, AND AN OVERVIEW OF THE COEDUCATIONAL FACILITY AT FRAMINGHAM. OTHER REPORTS ANALYZE RECIDIVISM AMONG INDIVIDUALS RELEASED FROM MASSACHUSETTS CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS. ABSTRACTS OF THESE REPORTS ARE INCLUDED, AS WELL AS A SERIES OF SPECIAL STUDIES, SUCH AS AN EVALUATION OF THE NORFOLK FELLOWSHIP AND DESCRIPTIVE STUDIES OF VIETNAM VETERANS AND MAJOR VIOLATORS. A COMPLETE LIST AND DESCRIPTION OF THE DEPARTMENT'S ANNUAL STATISTICAL REPORTS IS ALSO PROVIDED. (VA)