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NIC's 'Online/Kiosk Employment Application Simulation' Used in New York's Digital Reentry Programs

The summer issue of New York State Department of Correctional Services' quarterly newsletter, DOCS Today, includes a summary of their expanding use of digital reentry programming.  See page 8.  Computer labs (not internet accessible) are used to both deliver services and increase computer literacy for inmates nearing release.  Nearly 12,000 inmates have used the labs for self-guided career tutorials, skills assessments, access to statewide job databases, and developing basic computer skills.  NIC's simulated online job application also prepares inmates to apply online for jobs, or apply at automated kiosks.  Watch for a related Information Bulletin, "Career Resource Centers: An Emerging Strategy for Improving Offender Employment Outcomes," to be released by NIC later this summer.

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