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But They All Come Back: Facing the Challenges of Prisoner Reentry
12 Apr 2005-
TL;DR: Travis as mentioned in this paper proposes organizing the criminal justice system around five principles of reentry to encourage change and spur innovation, and argues that the impact of returning prisoners on families and communities has been largely overlooked.
Abstract: As our justice system has embarked upon one of our time's greatest social experiments?responding to crime by expanding prisons?we have forgotten the iron law of imprisonment: they all come back. In 2002, more than 630,000 individuals left federal and state prisons. Thirty years ago, only 150,000 did. In the intense political debate over America's punishment policies, the impact of these returning prisoners on families and communities has been largely overlooked. In But They All Come Back, Jeremy Travis continues his pioneering work on the new realities of punishment in America vis-a-vis public safety, families and children, work, housing, public health, civic identity, and community capacity. Travis proposes organizing the criminal justice system around five principles of reentry to encourage change and spur innovation.
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TL;DR: The authors summarizes what little researchers know about children's reunion with their parents following parental incarceration, parental experiences of reentry, and what can help children and families. But, despite the importance of the reentry period, few studies have focused on how young children cope when a parent returns from jail or prison.
Abstract: Millions of U.S. children are separated from a parent each year because of parental incarceration in prison or jail. The vast majority of people who go to jail or prison will be released eventually, making parental reentry and parent–child reunification a common process in families affected by incarceration. Despite the importance of the reentry period, few studies have focused on how young children cope when a parent returns from jail or prison. This article summarizes what little researchers know about children’s reunion with their parents following parental incarceration, parental experiences of reentry, and what can help children and families. Competencies for Prenatal to 5 (P-5) ProfessionalsTM For more information see page 4, or visit www.zerotothree.org/p-5 1 The term caregiver in this article refers to the adults who are providing primary care for the child during the parent’s incarceration and/or reentry.
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...This lack of information is particularly unfortunate because nearly everyone who goes to jail or prison eventually returns to the community (Travis, 2005)....
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TL;DR: A former offender who discharged parole in December 2000 highlighted the punitive and destructive nature of these laws as discussed by the authors, and pointed out that these laws directly impact the lives of millions of ex-offenders who are no longer under correctional supervision, placing restrictions on where they may live, work and travel.
Abstract: While America has increasingly become known for having a higher rate of persons in prison or under correctional supervision than any other country in the world; over the last two decades, new laws have begun emerging in America, placing restrictions on former offenders long after their correctional supervision has ended. These laws directly impact the lives of millions of ex-offenders who are no longer under correctional supervision, placing restrictions on where they may live, work and travel. The following essay, by a former offender who discharged parole in December 2000, highlights the punitive and destructive nature of these laws.
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TL;DR: Results from longitudinal crossed-lagged dynamic panel models reveal that social/behavioral programs contribute to within-person decreases in polysubstance use across time while enhanced monitoring and jail-time contribute toWithin-person increases in poly Substance Use post-release.
Abstract: The process of leaving prison, known as reentry, presents a host of challenges to returning individuals. Research documents that substance use is a pressing issue and widespread among the correctio...
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...Prior literature has also demonstrated the importance of race and age on reentry outcomes (Severson et al., 2012; Travis, 2005; Uggen, 2000)....
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...This reality becomes more pressing when considering that 95% of those incarcerated will eventually be released (Travis, 2005)....
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...Research has also demonstrated that relationship status relates to reentry outcomes (Travis, 2005)....
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TL;DR: Of the 285 patients interviewed approximately one-month post-release, those who did not return to custody in that period were significantly more likely to have engaged in education or training, to have remained longer in arranged accommodation, and to have continued required physical and mental health treatment.
Abstract: Re-entry into the community following a period of incarceration is typically a stressful transition. This paper reports the past and present transition needs of 829 prisoners participating in the Justice Health & Forensic Mental Health Network Connections Program from September 3, 2007 to November 15, 2008. Connections accept individuals who have at least one-month to their first eligible release date and who have a demonstrable illicit drug problem. The data suggest that these patients represent a group with high service provision needs in social, financial, general and mental health domains who are generally serving short sentences (less than 12 months). Of the 285 patients interviewed approximately one-month post-release, those who did not return to custody in that period were significantly more likely to have engaged in education or training, to have remained longer in arranged accommodation, to have continued required physical and mental health treatment and were less likely to have used drugs, to have used more types of drugs and to have experienced more transitional issues. The implications of these results for prisoner reintegration approaches are discussed.
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...In this context, throughcare and aftercare models of rehabilitation and reintegration post-release have been gaining support [14,16-19]....
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...Overall then, these prisoners and Connections patients represent a group with high service provision needs [6,14,17,23] who are generally serving short sentences (less than 12 months)....
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TL;DR: This paper conducted an independent evaluation of the Pathways from Prison to Postsecondary Education Project (P2P) in North Carolina, focusing on the implementation of the in-prison and community components, experiences of Pathways students and staff, factors that facilitated or hindered their participation in the program, and lessons learned.
Abstract: RAND researchers conducted an independent evaluation of the Pathways from Prison to Postsecondary Education Project. This report focuses on the North Carolina Pathways Program, for which researchers examined the implementation of the in-prison and community components, the experiences of Pathways students and staff, factors that facilitated or hindered their participation in the program, and lessons learned.
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