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Breaking the Cycle of Incarceration: Strategies for Successful Reentry Final Report for Labyrinth Outreach Services for Women (2015)

Moe, Carolyn, Brian Titzler, Melissa Johnson-Gross, Darek Conley, Emily Blankenberger, Kirk Richardson, Bethan Owen, Caleb Griffen, Andrew Kuka, George Stanton, Lauren Troxtel, Eliu Uresti,John Thornburg, John; Nicholas Anthony Canfield, Patricia Longwood, Jessica Linder, and Amanda Britenstein.Illinois State University. Steevnson Center for Community and Economic Development (Normal, IL).

Beyond Basic Needs: Social Support and Structure for Successful Offender Reentry (2014)

Denney, Andrew S., Richard Tewkbury, and Richard S. Jones.

By using in-depth interviews with ex-offenders deemed as successful that were conducted by two respective non-profit
agencies, the present study explores what significant requirements, if any, successful offenders perceive to need and/or have experienced as lacking while attempting to successfully reenter society

Prisoner Reentry Resource Manual (2014)

A resource manual to assist reentry service providers with accessing information about services available across Ohio for people returning home from a period of incarceration.

Making People’s Transition from Prison and Jail to the Community Safe and Successful: A Snapshot of National Progress in Reentry (2017)

National Reentry Resource Center (New York, NY).
"This brief from the National Reentry Resource Center highlights advancements made in state and local governments’ approaches to reentry and reducing recidivism since the passage of the Second Chance Act in 2008. It underscores the involvement of diverse constituencies and systems in these efforts, the field’s increasing understanding and application of what works to reduce recidivism, and promising recidivism outcomes in a number of states."

Reentry MythBusters (2016)

Federal Interagency Reentry Council (Washington, DC).

"Reentry MythBusters are fact sheets designed to clarify existing federal policies that affect formerly incarcerated individuals and their families in areas such as public housing, employment, parental rights, Medicaid suspension/termination, voting rights and more."

Prisoner Reentry Programs (2015)

Jonson, Cheryl Leo, and Francis T. Cullen.Crime and Justice 44, no. 1 (2015): 517-576.

Issues surrounding reentry programs for inmates are discussed. "Only in the past decade has prisoner reentry been “discovered” and become a central policy concern in the United States … A growing number of programs have been created in prisons and the community. Implementing them effectively, however, poses substantial challenges" (p. 517).

Roadmap to Reentry A California Legal Guide (2015)

Root & Rebound (Oakland, CA).

This guide is designed to be a resource of legal information that people can turn to about issues along the path of reentry. It is comprehensive in scope, covering nine areas of law and civic life: housing, public benefits, parole & probation, education, understanding & cleaning up your criminal record, ID & voting, family & children, court-ordered debt, and employment.

Shackled to Debt: Criminal Justice Financial Obligations and the Barriers to Re-Entry They Create (2017)

Martin, Karin D., Sandra Susan Smith, and Wendy Still. Harvard Kennedy School Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy Program in Criminal Justice Policy and Management (Cambridge, MA), and National Institute of Justice (NIJ) (Washington, DC).

The "authors discuss the long-term and unintended consequences of criminal justice financial obligations (CJFOs): fines, forfeiture of property, court fees, supervision fees, and restitution" (p. 2).

Your Money, Your Goals: Focus on Reentry (2017)

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) (Washington, DC).

This publication "is a financial empowerment toolkit. What does that mean? Financial empowerment includes financial education and financial literacy. It also focuses on helping individuals build their ability to manage money as well as access and use financial services that work for them. The toolkit is a collection of important financial empowerment information and tools you can choose based on the current needs and goals of the people you serve" (p. 5).

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