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NCJ Number: NCJ 222768  
Title: Outside the Walls: A National Snapshot of Community-Based Prisoner Reentry Programs
Author(s): Amy L. Solomon ; Michelle Waul ; Asheley Van Ness ; Jeremy Travis
Corporate Author: The Urban Institute
United States

Outreach Extensions
United States
Sponsoring Agency: Annie E Casey Foundation
United States
Sale: The Urban Institute
2100 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20037
United States
Document Url: PDF 
Publication Date: 2004
Pages: 200
Type: Program/project description/evaluations
Origin: United States
Language: English
Note: Downloaded on May 20, 2008
Annotation: This resource guide presents a national look at reentry programs addressing the needs and risks facing returning prisoners as part of the Reentry National Media Outreach-Campaign developed by the Urban Institute.
Abstract: Those programs that focus directly on the issue of prisoner reentry included in this resource guide and organized into the following categories are education and employment, health, housing, family, public safety, and faith. Many of the programs fit into more than one category, and some of the organizations highlighted provide an array of services covering most, if not all, of these categories. The guide provides descriptions of a broad array of reentry activity from across the country. The intent of the resource guide is that of a helpful aid to community- and faith-based organizations that seek to create solutions that help individuals and families make their communities safer. A companion to this guide is the Outside the Walls videotape highlighting three to four reentry programs in each of the six categories with a basic description of the programs, partnerships, and collaboration, and providing outcomes documenting the programs’ effectiveness. With support from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, Outreach Extensions launched the Reentry National Media Outreach Campaign. The goal of the Reentry Campaign is to support the work of community- and faith-based organizations through offering media resources to facilitate local discussion and decisionmaking about solution-based reentry programs. As part of the Reentry Campaign, the Urban Institute conducted a national scan of reentry programs which address the needs and challenges facing returning prisoners.
Main Term(s): Ex-offender employment ; Social reintegration ; Postrelease programs
Index Term(s): Community support ; Ex-offenders ; Community service programs ; Inmate release plans
 
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