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• A Trio of Resources Addressing Families

  Newly posted by Ohio's Institute for Excellence in Justice are two best practice tool kits, plus proceedings from a seminar on family relationships. The tool kits are "Family Involvement During Incarceration and Reentry," and "Incarcerated... Posted Jul 01 2008, 08:00 AM by Eileen Conway with | with no comments Filed under: Reentry, Parenting, Families

• What Works/Does Not Work in Reentry

  As Federal, state, and local governments look toward reentry programming as a means to improve outcomes for prisoners returning to the community, researchers are beginning to produce results regarding the effectiveness of these efforts. The Pennsylvania... Posted May 28 2008, 08:39 AM by Eileen Conway with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Reentry, Research, What works

• More About What Influences Reentry

  The Urban Institute has just posted a significant addition to its extensive examination the reentry process. In Health and Prisoner Reentry : How Physical, Mental, and Substance Abuse Conditions Shape the Process of Reintegration, authors Kamala Mallik... Posted Feb 27 2008, 09:24 AM by Eileen Conway with | with no comments Filed under: Reentry, Offender Health

• Georgia High Court Overturns Residency Restrictions on Sex Offenders

  In a unanimous decision , the Georgia Supreme Court struck down a state law that placed a ban on where registered sex offenders could reside. The law, one of the most restrictive in the nation, forbade registered sex offenders from "living within... Posted Nov 28 2007, 01:39 PM by CC Pro with | with no comments Filed under: Reentry, Legal issues, Sex offenders

• What Makes Women Offenders Different?

  This timely and relevant topic is discussed in an audio podcast presented by "DC Public Safety ". In federal partnership with the National Institute of Corrections , Correctional Programs Specialists from NIC provide an overview of the Issues... Posted Aug 28 2007, 04:25 PM by CC Pro with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Reentry, women offenders

• Reentry Grant Announcement

  Applications are being sought by the U.S. Department of Justice , Office of Justice Programs' , Bureau of Justice Assistance from entities who provide reentry services to offenders at state and local levels, as well as federally recognized tribal... Posted Aug 28 2007, 11:21 AM by CC Pro with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: Reentry, Funding opportunties

• More Thinking About Reentry

  The Urban Institute continues its in-depth look at prisoner reentry with a new policy brief , this time examining issues from stakeholders' perspectives. Service providers, local government officials, criminal justice practitioners, and civic leaders... Posted Aug 14 2007, 10:49 AM by Eileen Conway with | with no comments Filed under: Reentry

• Reentry in a Nutshell for Decisionmakers

  We appreciate in-depth research, but we're even more appreciative when that research is summarized beautifully for speedy review. The Urban Institute has gone one better by releasing a concise summary of research that it hasn't even published... Posted May 24 2007, 09:06 AM by Eileen Conway with | with no comments Filed under: Reentry, What works, Recidivism

• Faith Based Mentoring of Criminal Offenders

  Welcome to DC Public Safety–radio and television shows on crime, criminal offenders and the criminal justice system. Please see http://media.csosa.gov for our radio shows. We welcome your comments and suggestions at leonard.sipes@csosa.gov. This program... Posted May 15 2007, 12:57 PM by DC Public Safety (Video) Filed under: Reentry, Interviews with Policy Makers, Faith-based Initiatives, Criminal Justice, Interviews with Staff, Interviews with Offenders

• Returning Home: How Can Reentry Be Improved?

  The Urban Institute has been examining reintegration issues in a series of in depth reports, Returning Home : Understanding the Challenges of Prisoner Reentry. A new release, One Year Out : Experiences of Prisoners Returning to Cleveland, details the... Posted Apr 26 2007, 11:40 AM by Eileen Conway with | with no comments Filed under: Reentry, Recidivism

• Supervising Criminal Offenders

  Welcome to DC Public Safety-radio and television shows for the Internet. An overview of supervising criminal offenders on parole and probation through the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency in Washington, D.C. Tosha Trotter was interviewed... Posted Jan 08 2007, 02:20 PM by DC Public Safety (Audio) Filed under: Reentry, Criminal Justice, Interviews with Staff

• Welcome Home

  This video clip discusses how CSOSA works with Faith Based Mentors to help offenders prepare for re-entry into the community after being incarcerated. Please see http://media.csosa.gov for our radio shows. We welcome your comments and suggestions at leonard... Posted Nov 17 2006, 02:41 PM by DC Public Safety (Video) Filed under: Reentry, Interviews with Policy Makers, Criminal Justice

• Today's questions on jails and re-entry

  A 2-day "Jail Reentry Roundtable" is convening June 27-28 at the Urban Institute in Washington, D.C. Among the discussion topics: Does it pay to invest in re-entry programs for jail inmates? What have been the experiences in your community? Read papers... Posted Jun 26 2006, 04:47 PM by Connie Clem with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Reentry, Jails