October 2006 - Posts

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• Jail Reentry Roundtable Website

  The Urban Institute, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, and the Montgomery County Department of Correction and Rehabilitation partnered to convene a Reentry Roundtable on the topic of reentry from jails. This Roundtable focused attention on the 12 million individuals released from local jails each year and the associated challenges faced by individuals... Read More » Posted Oct 17 2006, 08:03 AM by Scott with no comments | 1,563 views

• In the news: Ex-Offender Employer Tax Credit Bill; Second Chance Act update

  Philadephia councilman Wilson Goode attempts to increase incentives for creating new jobs for paroled prisoners . A brief update on the Second Chance Act can be found here . Read More » Posted Oct 04 2006, 01:04 PM by Scott with 1 comment(s) | 1,869 views

• OWDS in the news: "Prison initiative may help labor pool"

  This article highlights offender employment issues in Maryland, and briefly mentions OWDS training. DLLR has turned to the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services for help as the employment market shifts toward technology and manufacturing -- and while state officials scramble to overcome a work force shortage shaping into an... Read More » Posted Oct 02 2006, 09:01 AM by Scott with no comments | 1,561 views

• Upcoming Reentry Conferences

  National Summit on Prisoner Reentry (Center for Social and Health Policy, The Performance Institute). October 8-9, 2006 ( Arlington , VA). National Transitional Jobs Network Conference : "Strengthening Communities. Building the Workforce of the Future. Transitional Job Work." October 12-13, 2006 ( Atlanta , GA). Prisoner Reentry Institute... Read More » Posted Oct 02 2006, 08:39 AM by Scott with no comments | 1,309 views