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When Prisoners Come Home: Parole and Prisoner Reentry

01 Jan 2003-
TL;DR: In this paper, a profile of returning prisoners is presented, along with a discussion of the changing nature of Parole Supervision and Services, and the role of the victim's role in prisoner reentry.
Abstract: Preface 1. Introduction and Overview 2. Who's Coming Home? A Profile of Returning Prisoners 3. The Origins and Evolution of Modern Parole 4. The Changing Nature of Parole Supervision and Services 5. How We Help: Preparing Inmates for Release 6. How We Hinder: Legal and Practical Barriers to Reintegration 7. Revolving Door Justice: Inmate Release and Recidivism 8. The Victim's Role in Prisoner Reentry 9. What to Do? Reforming Parole and Reentry Practices 10. Conclusions: When Punitive Policies Backfire Afterword
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TL;DR: It is found that individuals with a history of incarceration are more likely to move after prison than they are before prison, and this relationship holds even after accounting for various time-varying and time-stable sources of spuriousness.

27 citations

01 Nov 2013

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined whether community-based sanctions are as effective in increasing offender compliance as spending time in jail and concluded that they do not outperform jail sanctions in reducing future violations and successfully completing the probation program.

26 citations


Cites background from "When Prisoners Come Home: Parole an..."

  • ...In addition, the incarceration accompanying revocation has been shown to have a detrimental impact on offenders, their families, and the communities in which they reside (Clear & Rose, 2003; Petersilia, 2003; Rollo, 1988; Sabol & Lynch, 2003)....

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TL;DR: This paper examined the predictors of post-release employment outcomes for 15,111 prisoners released from a minimum security prison in the US using multiple measures of postprison employment (finding a job, hours worked, and wages earned).
Abstract: Using multiple measures of postprison employment (finding a job, hours worked, and wages earned), we examined the predictors of postrelease employment outcomes for 15,111 prisoners released from Mi...

26 citations


Cites background from "When Prisoners Come Home: Parole an..."

  • ...…are likely already stigmatized by felon-status, and who have spotty work histories, low educational achievement, and limited work skills, which characterize the average prisoner (Harlow, 2003; Pager, 2003; Petersilia, 2003; Solomon et al., 2004; Visher et al., 2004; western, kling, & weiman, 2001)....

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TL;DR: Examination of the challenges of rural jail reentry including mental health issues faced by offenders returning from jails found structural issues to be more challenging while practitioners were more likely to rank personal issues as more problematic.
Abstract: The current study examines the challenges of rural jail reentry including mental health issues faced by offenders returning from jails. This study compared a sample of 200 current jail inmates, 166 probation/parole officers working in rural areas, and 21 rural treatment staff working with former offenders in a treatment capacity. Overall, inmates found structural issues (e.g., employment, housing, ability to pay fines) to be more challenging while practitioners were more likely to rank personal issues (e.g., lack of motivation, temptation to reoffend) as more problematic. Various themes emerged relating to mental health issues including health insurance, medication, transportation, and co-occurrence with substance abuse. Policy implications and recommendations for the future are discussed.

26 citations


Cites background from "When Prisoners Come Home: Parole an..."

  • ...Other reports indicate that nearly one in six incarcerated individuals suffers from serious mental illness (Petersilia, 2009; Steadman, Osher, Robbins, Case, & Samuels, 2009; Travis & Waul, 2003)....

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  • ...Inmates reentering society from both prison and jail confront challenges related to employment, housing, mental health, and substance abuse issues (Lattimore, Steffey, & Visher, 2010; Petersilia, 2009; Solomon, Osborne, LoBuglio, Mellow, & Mukamal, 2008)....

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  • ...In addition, only 60% of individuals with mental illness receive treatment (Mallik-Kane & Visher, 2008; Petersilia, 2009)....

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