Reentry from Prison

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| REENTRY FROM PRISON | PROGRAM ALIGNMENT | | Terrill Rice | 12/19/2014 | Reentry from prison back into society, and Program realignment | REENTRY FROM PRISON The reentry process begins in correctional facilities as inmates prepare for release and continues with their release back into society. Not only are there reentry policies, there are other factors that influence successful transition of offenders from prison back into community, these factors are; 1. Family and peer relationships, community circumstance. 2. Individual characteristics. 3. Locating living quarters. 4. Obtaining official identification. 5. Reconnecting with family. 6. Finding legitimate employment. The four most important adjustments for inmates who are ready for reentry are; 1. Getting substance abuse under control 2. Getting a job 3. Getting community support 4. Getting a new sense of “Who I am” The Second Chance Act-of 2007 expanded the federal government’s role in the provision of reentry services by creating grants for states to implement prisoner reentry programs. This Act authorized up to 330 million for prisoner reentry programs during fiscal years of 2009 and 2010. IS PRISONER REENTRY EFFECTIVE Here are statistics I found to show how effective reentry is; In 2000 alone, over 735,454 state and federal prisoners were released back into society. Only 52,348 were Released from federal prison, the other 683,106 (92.9%), were released from state prisons. A Justice Department Bureau of Justice Statistics study of 272,111 state prisoners Released in 1994 found that two-thirds of prisoners are rearrested within three years After release, these offenders generate; *
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