Jack Daniel McCullough, a 76-year-old veteran and former police officer, was convicted in 2012 of the 1957 abduction and murder of a young girl in perhaps the oldest cold case in the nation to go to trial. He was sentenced to life in prison and his murder conviction was affirmed on appeal. See: People v.
More than 650,000 prisoners are released every year in the United States, and so it’s in everyone’s best interests that they are prepared as possible to reintegrate into society. Especially if they have been incarcerated for years, or even decades. Effective inmate re-entry programs go a long way to ease the transition. An example of
It’s spring break for many around the country, but at the Barack Obama White House, the focus is on events to promote Administration initiatives aimed at making it easier for ex-prisoners to re-enter mainstream society. In its final months, the Administration plans to keep pushing measures it believes will improve the re-assimilation of the over
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Returning to community after spending time in prison can be very challenging for ex-offenders. Finding employment, housing, education and even acquiring essential paperwork can be daunting. Support and resources are necessary for returning ex-offenders for successful integration into community.
Reentry AfterCare is a grassroots organization that works with communities to help them understand the problems and solutions of returning citizens and how by helping them with essential skills and education, recidivism rates can be greatly reduced.
After spending time in prison, ex-offenders can often find it difficult to find employment. Social, personal and vocational skills need to be re-learned and applied to life outside of prisons.
The California New Start Prison Program is a statewide program designed to help inmates and parolees become involved in a network of of employment possibilites. this program is not mandatory for prisoners – it is a voluntary program that your counselor can prepare you for as you near your release date.
Numerous statistical studies demonstrate that a parolee who finds and maintains a steady job – and who also has stable housing and avoids substance abuse – is more likely to avoid subsequent offenses and to successfully complete his term on parole.
Studies find that the sooner an ex-offender finds employment the lower the recidivism rate is. The first few weeks upon release from prison are the ripest time for an ex-offender to feel hope and to be able to turn their lives around. And the sooner they can get into a work program, the more hopeful they can be and the more their self-esteem builds. This equals reduced recidivism rates and saves tax payers money.
In New York City there is an innovative and effective work program titled Center For Employment Opportunities.
The Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) is dedicated to providing immediate, effective and comprehensive employment services to men and women with recent criminal convictions. Our highly structured and tightly supervised programs help participants regain the skills and confidence needed for a successful transition to a stable, productive life.
What the majority of these incarcerated women want – is to be released from prison, return to their children, secure meaningful employment and to be a successful part of society. And this is extremely difficult to accomplish with over-crowded prisons, over-burdened justice systems and an increase in private prisons profiteering from the prison business.
The California Reentry Program began in 2003 when a prisoner being released from San Quentin approached a prison education instructor, asking about financial college aid, college admissions, and various other topics that would help the prisoner successfully renter society and continue his education. It became clear at that time that there were very limited resources for ex-offenders to learn about resources and local opportunities upon release.
In the state of Virginia, there is a program called Assisting Families of Inmates. Their primary mission is to help prevent the breakdown of relationships among inmates and their families. Assisting Families of Inmates provides education and counseling services, support and very importantly, a means for regular visitation-keeping the bond of relationship and family strong.
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