The Crime Report (https://thecrimereport.org/category/corrections/prisoner-reentry/)
Next week is the deadline for the Justice Department to settle on key details of federal inmate release under the new law. A prison in Colorado is a showcase for rehabilitation programs.
At job fairs for 5,000 positions being offered by Fiat Chrysler ahead of a plant expansion, Detroit residents are getting assistance through Project Clean Slate to clear their records of old criminal offenses.
Soon after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill setting conditions on a voter-approved constitutional amendment that restored voting rights to an estimated 1.4 million people with felony convictions, three groups joined in a lawsuit challenging the measure.
A program launched by Convergence, a Washington DC nonprofit, proposes working with incarcerated individuals before they leave prison to provide the skills and counseling they need to become productive citizens in society.
Two researchers at the University of Pennsylvania Law School argue that the criminal justice system should publicly acknowledge and celebrate cases where those who have been convicted of a crime show remorse and atone for their behavior.
Three organizations team up to provide free legal help for sick and elderly federal prisoners seeking release under the new First Step Act.
The White House is trying to help 2,200 prisoners line up work and housing before they are released next month under the First Step Act. Their terms are being reduced under a provision effective next month that increases the amount of credit prisoners may get for good conduct in custody.
A study of North Carolina’s “Pathways” program, one of several pilot projects launched by the federal government to provide college-level classes to incarcerated individuals, offered some positive reviews—with some reservations.
A bipartisan group of senators and several criminal justice groups are urging the Trump administration to drop a proposal that would require federal job applicants to disclose whether they went through a criminal diversion program. Critics say the rule would make it harder for former offenders to find work
“Housing is the key to understanding the recidivism puzzle,” says Steve Berg of the National Alliance to End Homelessness. Georgia has opened a reentry facility to give “returning citizens” counseling, training and housing support.