The Report of the Re-Entry Policy Council includes numerous examples of programs from around the country that are translating policy into practice.
Program Example
Get Connected
Centerforce, Inc.
Get Connected is a multiservice demonstration project focused on health issues for inmates and their families at San Quentin Prison and the Central California Women’s Facility.
Spotlight Announcements
11/17/09 — The Criminal Justice Reinvestment Act of 2009 builds on the justice reinvestment work done by the Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center and will provide grants to state and local governments to design and advance data-driven, consensus-based strategies to reduce corrections spending and increase public safety.
10/26/09 — The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center announced at a Capitol Hill briefing today the release of "Children of Incarcerated Parents: An Action Plan for Federal Policymakers." The plan outlines promising practices and 70-plus recommendations for improving outcomes for the more than 1.7 million children of incarcerated parents. The press release, along with a link to the document, can be viewed on the Justice Center website.
Reentry News Clips
10/27/09 — The St. Louis County Reporting Center was established by the County Family Court in June to better respond to the needs of its nonviolent juvenile offenders. The court wanted to make sure teens got immediate after-school supervision and programs — even before the disposition of their cases. About 90 percent of the juveniles who now report to the center would have otherwise ended up in juvenile detention.
10/25/09 — Workforce Inc. hires ex-offenders and helps them transition back to society while helping to improve the environment. The Indianapolis company strips electronic equipment, mostly computers, and sells the electronic waste to recyclers. The company's plan -- the only one of its kind in Indianapolis -- addresses two of the nation's most pressing concerns: what to do with felons newly back on the streets (about 5,000 a year in Marion County alone) and what to do with the toxic innards of discarded computers.