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Reentry - Employment & Housing

  • Correctional Industries: A Guide to Reentry-Focused Performance Excellence (2015)

    National Correctional Industries Association (NCIA) (Baltimore, MD) and the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) (Washington, DC).

  • Opening Doors: How to Develop Reentry Programs Using Examples from Public Housing Authorities (2017)

    Bae, John, Finley Kate, Margaret diZerega, and Sharon Kim. Vera Institute of Justice (New York , NY).

  • Back to Business: How Hiring Formerly Incarcerated Job Seekers Benefits Your Company (2017)

    American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). Trone Private Sector and Education Advisory Council (New York, NY).

  • Myths & Facts (2017)

    CareerOneStep Business Center (Washington, DC).

  • Mentoring as a Component of Reentry: Practical Considerations from the Field (2017)

    Umez, Chidi, Jan De la Cruz, Maureen Richey, and Katy Albis. Council of State Governments Justice Center (New York, NY).

  • Assessing Housing Needs and Risks: A Screening Questionnaire (2017)

    Council of State Governments Justice Center .(New York, NY).

  • One Strike to Second Chances: Using Criminal Backgrounds in Admission Decisions for Assisted Housing

    Walter, Rebecca J., Jill Viglione, and Marie Skubak Tillyer. Housing Policy Debate 27, no. 5 (2017): 1-17.

  • Work and Opportunity Before and After Incarceration (2018)

    Looney, Adam, and Nicholas Turner

    Brookings Institution (Washington, DC)

  • Integrated Reentry & Employment Strategies: Pilot Project Process Evaluation Report (2019)

    The IRES Pilot Project Process Evaluation Report details findings from the implementation of strategies to improve recidivism and job readiness for