But They All Come Back: Facing the Challenges of Prisoner Reentry

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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.

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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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Predictors of General and Violent Recidivism Among SMI Prisoners Returning to Communities in New York State

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Donna L. Hall, Richard P. Miraglia, Li-Wen G. Lee, Deborah Chard-Wierschem, Donald A. Sawyer - Show less +1 more

01 Apr 2012-Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law

TL;DR: Both length and diversity of criminal history predicted general re-arrest, as did substance abuse diagnoses, participation in community mental health treatment, parole supervision, and coordinated parole and mental health services, but only demographics and criminal justice measures were predictive of re-Arrest for violence.

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Abstract: Correctional and forensic mental health systems throughout the country are routinely called on to manage and provide treatment for mentally ill prison inmates This study identifies criminal justice and mental health predictors of general re-arrest and re-arrest for violence in seriously mentally ill (SMI) persons leaving prison in New York State Both length and diversity of criminal history predicted general re-arrest, as did substance abuse diagnoses, participation in community mental health treatment, parole supervision, and coordinated parole and mental health services Only demographics and criminal justice measures were predictive of re-arrest for violence The rate of re-arrest for violence in this SMI sample was lower than that of general prison release populations

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...munity, including limited access to employment, to adequate housing, and to drug treatment.(5) Mentally...
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Race, Ethnicity, and Criminal Justice Contact: Reflections for Future Research

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Eric A. Stewart¹, Patricia Y. Warren¹, Cresean Hughes², Rod K. Brunson³•Institutions (3)

Florida State University¹, University of Delaware², Rutgers University³

01 Apr 2020-Race and justice

TL;DR: The number of individuals in the U.S. criminal justice system has more than quadrupled and, as a result, incarcerates more people per capita than any other industrialized nation.

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Abstract: Since the 1980s, the number of individuals in the U.S. criminal justice system has more than quadrupled and, as a result, incarcerates more people per capita than any other industrialized nation. T...

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...Returning prisoners are especially vulnerable to the effects of social isolation in neighborhoods because they already face multiple inequalities with the labor market, human capital, public assistance, and social stigma (Bushway, Stoll, & Weiman, 2007; Chiricos, Barrick, Bales, & Bontrager, 2007; Crutchfield, Matsueda, & Drakulich 2006; Harding et al., 2014; Harris, Evans, & Beckett, 2010; Travis, 2005)....
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...Furthermore, ex-offenders typically report lower monthly income and higher rates of unemployment, and these disparities are even more pronounced for Black and Hispanic offenders (Freeman, 1991; Travis, 2005)....
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...…already face multiple inequalities with the labor market, human capital, public assistance, and social stigma (Bushway, Stoll, & Weiman, 2007; Chiricos, Barrick, Bales, & Bontrager, 2007; Crutchfield, Matsueda, & Drakulich 2006; Harding et al., 2014; Harris, Evans, & Beckett, 2010; Travis, 2005)....
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Enhancing prisoner reentry through access to prison-based and post-incarceration aftercare treatment: experiences from the Illinois Sheridan Correctional Center therapeutic community

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David E. Olson¹, Jennifer Rozhon, Mark Powers•Institutions (1)

Loyola University Chicago¹

05 Jul 2009-Journal of Experimental Criminology

TL;DR: In an attempt to enhance dramatically the access of Illinois prison inmates to substance abuse treatment services within prison and following their release, the Sheridan Correctional Center was opened in 2004 by the Illinois Department of Corrections as a fully-dedicated substance-abuse treatment prison operating under a therapeutic community design as discussed by the authors.

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Abstract: In an attempt to enhance dramatically the access of Illinois’ prison inmates to substance abuse treatment services within prison and following their release, the Sheridan Correctional Center was opened in 2004 by the Illinois Department of Corrections as a fully-dedicated substance abuse treatment prison operating under a therapeutic community design. During the first 5 years of implementation and operation, the program has improved the rate of aftercare admission and completion through enhanced pre-release planning and coordination, the development of community-based partnerships, and a transformation of the parole model and, in doing so, has overcome many of the barriers to effective offender re-entry. The analyses illustrate how aftercare admission and completion has improved during the course of implementation, and what factors appear to predict aftercare entry and completion. The article discusses the implications of how this improved access to aftercare impacts upon post-release outcomes (i.e., recidivism).

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...These high numbers of exits from the nation’s prisons, coupled with high rates of recidivism, have resulted in many calling for increased rehabilitative programming behind bars and improved re-entry services and support for inmates once they have been released ( Travis 2005 )....
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Older Men's Social Integration After Prison.

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Jessica J. Wyse

01 Dec 2016-International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

TL;DR: Results show that while men are able to connect with and rely upon some family members and establish basic public benefits, older men’s release experience is nonetheless marked by pervasive disconnection from key desired social relationships and roles.

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Abstract: This study explores the social integration processes older men experience following prison release. Semi-structured in-depth interviews and brief surveys were conducted with 20 men, 50 years of age...

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..., younger) former prisoners, have documented the challenges they face in securing or maintaining necessary resources and valued social roles, including employment, housing, public benefits, and relationships with family (Harding, Wyse, Cooper-Dobson, & Morenoff, 2014; Travis, 2005)....
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...…“average” (i.e., younger) former prisoners, have documented the challenges they face in securing or maintaining necessary resources and valued social roles, including employment, housing, public benefits, and relationships with family (Harding, Wyse, Cooper-Dobson, & Morenoff, 2014; Travis, 2005)....
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Rethinking Recidivism: A Communication Approach to Prisoner Reentry

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Matthew A. Koschmann¹, Brittany L. Peterson²•Institutions (2)

University of Colorado Boulder¹, Ohio University²

12 Apr 2013-Journal of Applied Social Science

TL;DR: Prisoner reentry is one of the main criminal justice challenges confronting the United States, especially as the costs of recidivism and incarceration take increasing tolls on city and state budget as discussed by the authors.

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Abstract: Prisoner reentry is one of the main criminal justice challenges confronting the United States, especially as the costs of recidivism and incarceration take increasing tolls on city and state budget...

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...Prisoner reentry receives extensive attention from both academics and practitioners, and the details of previous studies and reports are well known (see Petersilia 2009; Stern and Carrel 2009; Travis 2005)....
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