Reentry - State Initiatives

Reentry: From Prison to the Streets, Making it Work (2017)

Forkey, Katie. New Jersey Reentry Corporation (Jersey City, NJ).
“The New Jersey Reentry Corporation (NJRC) was designed to provide supportive services to ease this transition back into the community … [and] developed a comprehensive social service model to provide for critically needed services to returning persons … The success of the program is best documented in the 19.7 percent recidivism rate and the 62 percent employment rate of our clients” (p. 4-5).

Investing Justice Resources to Address Community Needs: Lessons Learned from Colorado’s Work and Gain Education and Employment Skills (WAGEES) Program (2018)

Thomson, Chelsea, Leah Sakala, Ryan King, and Samantha Harvell

Urban Institute (Washington, DC)

“In this report, we highlight Colorado's Work and Gain Education and Employment Skills (WAGEES) program, which represents one of the first partnerships between a state department of corrections and local community organizations to support community-driven public safety investment. The report describes the WAGEES program and shares lessons learned for other states interested in exploring a community-based public safety investment strategy … With more than half of states already taking steps in the last decade to reduce the number of people under correctional control, WAGEES is a strong...