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Early, Individualized Interventions Key to Reentry Success, Report Says [JJIE.org]

 

Former offenders need timely, individualized reentry paths that focus on career development, a new report by ICF International says.

Too often, the hundreds of thousands of people returning from prison each year are unable to find employment, a situation compounded by trouble securing housing, health care and transportation — all factors that increase the likelihood of recidivism.

“All they’ve got is a criminal record. That’s all anyone can see,” said Brent Orrell, a family and economic stability expert at ICF, which released a series of reports on reentry with the Union Theological Seminary.



[For more of this story, written by Sarah Barr, go to http://jjie.org/early-individu...-report-says/236057/]

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