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Incarcerated Individual employment
Employment readiness encompasses several areas including soft-skills, cognitive skills and industry-recognized training and certifications employers expect from qualified applicants. Employment readiness/employability pertains to both the offender's ability to obtain and retain a job.
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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)
Work and Opportunity Before and After Incarceration (2018)
Looney, Adam, and Nicholas Turner
Brookings Institution (Washington, DC)