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Cooperative Agreement: Strategies for Women Executives in Corrections
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Reuniting: Money, Family & You: A Guide for Women Leaving Prison
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National Endowment for Financial Education (Greenwood Village, CO)
Child Welfare League of America (Washington, DC)
Women's Prison Association and Home, Inc. (New York, NY)
Federal Resource Center for Children of Prisoners (Washington, DC)
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Published 2004.
64 pages.
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Inmate mothers
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(Special Offenders)
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Women in prisons
(Special Offenders)
Guidance for overcoming the challenges that face female ex-offenders on their release from prison is provided. Nine chapters comprise this booklet: while still in prison: re-entering the community; finding and keeping a job; locating affordable housing; accessing medical and mental health benefits; getting legal help; financial help and education; reuniting women with families and children; and handling the stress of change.
Accession Number: 019767
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