Public Safety
Additional Resources
Reentry News Clips
1/2/2009: REHAB gets results: Sheriff's program helps recovering addicts
12/12/2008: The Oklahoman (OK): Reentry Policy Council examines ways to help freed Oklahoma inmates
12/11/2008: Star-Ledger (NJ): Monitoring ex-cons closely helps keep them out of jail
12/11/2008: Falls-Church News Press (VA): Webb Assails U.S. Incarceration Policy
12/9/2008: The News and Observer (NC): Information might have saved lives
12/9/2008: WCAX - TV (VT): NH inmates who finish education could get break
12/8/2008: Providence Business News (RI): Employers find former inmates can fill jobs
12/7/2008: Raleigh News and Observer (NC): Judges can get assessments before handing down sentences
12/2/2008: Philadelphia Inquirer (PA): Rendell lifts parole ban for violent inmates
12/1/2008: Greenbay Press Gazette (WI): Program for ex-convicts aims to grow further
12/1/2008: Associated Press (CA): Federal judges to rule on Calif. prison crowding
12/1/2008: The Beaver Dam Daily Citizen (WI): Class aims to help children of inmates
12/1/2008: Hartford Business Journal Online (CT): Get A Bang For Taxpayer Bucks
11/30/2008: Lancaster (PA): For women just out of jail, House of Ruth is a haven
11/29/2008: Washington Post: Poignant Videos of Victims Valid in Court
11/27/2008: North County Times (CA): Revolving Doors: Parole System in Crisis
11/8/2008: New York Times: Citing Workload, Public Lawyers Reject New Cases
10/31/2008: Rocky Mountain News (CO): Guv proposes cuts in prison costs
10/22/2008: Palo Alto Online (CA): Program will employ East Palo Alto parolees
10/20/2008: Philly.com (PA): Mural arts: Behind walls, now on them
10/8/2008: Boston Herlad (MA): Re-entry by the numbers: 2007
10/7/2008: The Daily Advertiser (LA): Drug programs build on success
10/1/2008: Affordable Housing Finance: Supportive Housing Not Always Welcoming to Ex-Prisoners
9/29/2008: Montgomery Advertiser (AL) (AL): Debate rages on inmates' right to vote
9/29/2008: The Detroit News (MI): Michigan prison diplomas aim to cut crime
9/26/2008: Washington Times (DC): Family bond holds no bars
9/24/2008: USA Today: Incarcerated Getting Educated
9/18/2008: Philadelphia Inquirer (PA): Senate backs early release for nonviolent Pa. criminals
9/18/2008: San Luis Obispo Tribune (CA): Paso City Council conditionally approves re-entry prison
9/17/2008: Yes! Weekly (NC): Ex-felons find success with re-entry program
9/6/2008: Wall Street Journal: U.S. Sentencing Panel to Focus On Alternatives to Jail
9/4/2008: The News-Dispatch (IN): Re-entry court judged positive
8/26/2008: Charleston Post and Courier (SC): Judicial dilemma
8/25/2008: Tacoma News Tribune (WA): Jobs for prison inmates on the way back in state
8/19/2008: Kentucky Post (KY): New Parole Credit Program Debated
8/15/2008: NPR (US): Texas Court Aims To 'DIVERT' First-Time Offenders
Publications
Policy Framework to Strengthen Community Corrections
the Pew Center on the States’ Public Safety Performance Project
(2008)
Putting Public Safety First: 13 Strategies for Successful Supervision and Reentry (Public Safety Policy Brief)
The Pew Center on the States’ Public Safety Performance Project
(2008)
Putting Public Safety First: 13 Strategies for Successful Supervision and Reentry (Report)
The Urban Institute
(2008)
Putting Public Safety First: 13 Parole Supervision Strategies to Enhance Reentry Outcomes
Urban Institute
(2008)
Jails in Indian Country, 2007
U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics
(2008)
Juvenile Arrests 2006
U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs
(2008)
Effective County Practices in Jail-to-Community Transition Planning for Offenders with Mental Health and Substance Abuse Disorders
National Association of Counties
(2008)
Moving Target: A Decade of Resistance to the Prison Industrial Complex
Justice Policy Institute
(2008)
Private Prisons and Recidivism Rates
National Crime Prevention Council, Research and Evaluation Department
(2008)
Mapping Community Data on Children of Prisoners: Strategies and Insights
The Urban Institute
(2008)
Strategically Monitoring Sex Offenders: Accessing Community Corrections' Resources to Enhance Law Enforcement
International Association of Chiefs of Police
(2008)
Tracking Sex Offenders with Electronic Monitoring Technology: Implications and Practical Uses for Law Enforcement
International Association of Chiefs of Police
(2008)
Assessing the Effectiveness of Intermediate Sanctions in Multnomah County, Oregon
Vera Institute of Justice
(2008)
Employment after Prison: A Longitudinal Study of Releasees in Three States
(2008)
Illinois Prisoners' Reentry Success Three Years after Release
(2008)
Returning Home on Parole: Former Prisoners' Experiences in Illinois, Ohio, and Texas
The Urban Institute
(2008)
A Program Model for Prisoner Re-Entry
Creative Partnerships that Support Inmate Reentry Programs: Involving Public, Private and Nonprofit Organizations
Counterpoint International
Not By Government Nor Faith Alone: Rethinking Prisoner Reentry
Baylor University
(2008)
Renewing Communities, Restoring Hope, Transforming Lives
U.S. Department of Labor, Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
(2008)
Prison Inmates in Midyear 2007
Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice
(2008)
Jail Inmates at Midyear 2007
Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice
(2008)
An Outcome Evaluation of the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections' Community Orientation & Reintegration Program
International Association of Reentry
(2008)
Incarceration and Support for Children in Fragile Families
Bendheim-Thoman Center for Research on Child Wellbeing, Princeton University
(2008)
Ten Steps Corrections Directors Can Take to Strengthen Performance
The Pew Center on the States’ Public Safety Performance Project
(2008)
Using Local Data to Explore the Experiences and Needs of Children of Incarcerated Parents
The Urban Institute
(2008)
The Jail Administrator's Toolkit for Reentry
Urban Institute
(2008)
Life After Lockup: Improving Reentry from Jail to the Community
Urban Institute
(2008)
Planning and Assessing a Law Enforcement Reentry Strategy
Council of State Governments Justice Center
(2008)
The Impact of Incarceration on Crime: Two National Experts Weigh In
Pew Center on the States
(2008)
Back to School: A Guide to Continuing Your Education after Prison
Prisoner Reentry Institute, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
(2008)
Parental Incarceration and Child Wellbeing in Fragile Families
Brandheim-Thomas Center for Research on Child Wellbeing, Princeton University, and the Columbia Population Center, Columbia University
(2008)
Jailing Communities: The Impact of Jail Expansion and Effective Public Safety Strategies
Justice Policy Institute
(2008)
HIV in Correctional Settings: Implications for Prevention and Treatment Policy
American Foundation for AIDS Research
(2008)
Comprehensive Framework for Paroling Authorities in an Era of Evidence-Based Practice
National Institute of Corrections
(2008)
Legal Employers Taking the Lead: Enhancing Employment Opportunities for the Previously Incarcerated
New York City Bar Association
(2008)
Understanding the Experiences and Needs of Children of Incarcerated Parents: Views from Mentors
The Urban Institute
(2008)
Massachusetts Recidivism Study: A Closer Look at Releases and Returns to Prison
Urban Institute
(2008)
Reincarcerated: The Experiences of Men Returning to Massachusetts Prisons
Urban Institute
(2008)
Children and Families with Incarcerated Parents: Exploring Developments in the Field and Opportunities for Growth
The Annie E. Casey Foundation
(2008)
Prisoners in 2006
U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics
(2007)
Probation and Parole in the United States, 2006
U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics
(2007)
The Ex-Con Next Door: How communities are preparing for the largest exodus of prisoners in American history
U.S. News and World Report
(2007)
Overview of Allegheny Jail Collaborative Evaluation Findings
Allegheny County Department of Human Services
(2007)
Felony Sentences in State Courts, 2004
Bureau of Justice Statistics
(2007)
Public Safety Policy Brief: When Offenders Break the Rules
The Pew Charitable Trusts
(2007)
Key Questions on Parole and Probation Violations
The Pew Charitable Trusts
(2007)
Jailing Juveniles: The Dangers of Incarcerating Youth in Adult Jails in America
Campaign for Youth Justice
(2007)
Effects on Violence of Laws and Policies Facilitating the Transfer of Youth from the Juvenile to the Adult Justice System
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(2007)
What Works in Community Corrections: An Interview with Dr. Joan Petersilia
The Pew Center on the States
(2007)
Unlocking America: Why and How to Reduce America's Prison Population
The JFA Institute
(2007)
Focus on Children of Incarcerated Parents: An Overview of the Research Literature
The Annie E. Casey Foundation
(2007)
Mapping for Community-Based Prisoner Reentry Efforts: A Guidebook for Law Enforcement and Their Partners
Urban Institute
(2007)
Jail Leaders Speak: Current and Future Challenges to Jail Administration and Operations, Center for Innovative Public Policies; U.S. Dept. of Justice
Bureau of Justice Assistance; National Institute of Corrections
(2007)
Do No Harm: A Briefing Paper on the Reentry of Gang-Affiliated Individuals in New Jersey
New Jersey Institute for Social Justice
(2007)
Analyzing U.S. Prison Growth
Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice
(2007)
NIC Fiscal Year 2008 Service Plan: Technical Assistance, Information, and Training for Adult Corrections
National Institute of Corrections
(2007)
Uneven Justice: State Rates of Incarceration By Race and Ethnicity
The Sentencing Project
(2007)
Parole, Desistance from Crime, and Community Integration
National Research Council of the National Academies
(2007)
Factories Behind Fences: Do Prison ‘Real Work’ Programs Work?
National Institute of Justice
(2007)
Motivating Offenders to Change: A Guide for Probation and Parole, U.S. Department of Justice
National Institute of Corrections
(2007)
Effect of Drug Use, Drug Treatment Participation, and Treatment Completion on Probationer Recidivism
U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance
(2007)
Keeping Children Safe When Their Parents are Arrested: Local Approaches That Work
California Research Bureau
(2007)
A Roadmap for Effective Offender Programming in California
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
(2007)
Prison and Jail Inmates at Midyear 2006, U.S. Department of Justice
Bureau of Justice Assistance
(2007)
The Nation's Most Punitive States for Women
National Council on Crime and Delinquency
(2007)
Women in the Criminal Justice System
The Sentencing Project
(2007)
Building an Offender Reentry Program: A Guide for Law Enforcement
International Association of Chiefs of Police/U.S. Dept. of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance
(2007)
Arrested? What Happens to Your Benefits If You Go to Jail or Prison? A Guide to Federal Rules on SSI, SSDI, Medicaid, Medicare and Veterans Benefits for Adults with Disabilities
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
(2007)
Practical Advice on Jail Diversion: Ten Years of learnings on jail diversion from the CMHS National GAINS Center
National GAINS Center
(2007)
From Locked Up to Locked Out: Creating and Implementing Post-release Housing for Ex-prisoners
AIDS Housing of Washington
(2007)
The Role of Effective Discharge Planning in Preventing Homelessness
The Journal of Primary Prevention
(2007)
Problem-Solving Justice Toolkit
National Center for State Courts
(2007)
Traumatic Brain Injury: a Guide for Criminal Justice Professionals
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
(2007)
Changing Direction? State Sentencing Reforms 2004-2006
Sentencing Project
(2007)
Dispelling the Myths about Information Sharing Between the Mental Health and Criminal Justice Systems
GAINS Center
(2007)
Solving California's Corrections Crisis
Little Hoover Commission
(2007)
Impact and Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Maryland Reentry Partnership Initiative
Urban Institute
(2007)
Reconsidering Incarceration - New Directions for Reducing Crime
Vera Institute of Justice
(2007)
Offender Re-Entry: Exploring the Leadership Opportunity for Law Enforcement Executives and Their Agencies
IACP/COPS National Policy Summit
(2007)
ABA Commission on Effective Criminal Sanctions: Policy Recommendations and Reports
American Bar Association
(2006)
Public Safety, Public Spending: Forecasting America's Prison Population 2007-2011
Pew Charitable Trusts
(2006)
Probation and Parole in the United States, 2005
Bureau of Justice Statistics
(2006)
Returning From Prison to Washington, D.C., Journal of Community Corrections
International Community Corrections Association
(2006)
Prisoners in 2005
Bureau of Justice Statistics
(2006)
The Role of Parole in Solving the Texas Prison Crowding Crisis, Center for Effective Justice
Center for Effective Justice
(2006)
Topics in Community Corrections: Effectively Managing Violations and Revocations
National Institute of Corrections
(2006)
Evidence-Based Public Policy Options to Reduce Future Prison Construction, Criminal Justice Costs, and Crime Rates
Washington Institute for Public Policy
(2006)
HIV in Prisons, 2004
Bureau of Justice Statistics
(2006)
Safe Return: Working Toward Preventing Domestic Violence When Men Return From Prison
Vera Institute of Justice
(2006)
Juvenile Delinquency Probation Caseload, 1985–2002, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
(2006)
Sunset Advisory Commission 2006 Staff Report
Sunset Advisory Commission
(2006)
Jail Reentry Roundtable Meeting Summary
Urban Institute
(2006)
Video: Offender Reentry: A Police Perspective
International Association of Chiefs of Police
(2006)
Caseload Standards for Probation and Parole
American Probation and Parole Association
(2006)
Audit Report: The Social Security Administration's Program for Issuing Replacement Social Security Cards to Prisoners
Social Security Administration, Office of the Inspector General
(2006)
Sex Offender Management in the Federal Probation and Pretrial Services System
Federal Probation
(2006)
Confronting Confinement: A Report of the Commission on Safety and Abuse in America’s Prisons
Commission on Safety and Abuse in America’s Prisons
(2006)
Children of Incarcerated Parents: Final Report of the Oversight Committee
Washington State Department of Social and Human Services
(2006)
Sex Offenders on Federal Community Supervision: Factors that Influence Revocation
Federal Probation
(2006)
Veterans' Program Jail Project: Veterans' Incarcerated Project (V.I.P.)
King County Veterans' Program Jail Project
(2006)
Urban Institute, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, and the Montgomery County Department of Correction Jail Re-Entry Roundtable
Urban Institute
(2006)
Confronting Confinement
Commission on Safety and Abuse in America's Prisons
(2006)
ABA Summary of 2006 Recommendations
American Bar Association
(2006)
Sex Offenders: Legislation, Sentencing, and Reentry
Association of State Correctional Administrators
(2006)
Working with Incarcerated and Released Parents: Lessons from OCSE Grants and State Programs
Center for Policy Research for the Office of Child Support Enforcement, Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services
(2006)
Assessing Gaps Between Policy and Practice in Medicaid Disenrollment of Jail Detainees With Severe Mental Illness
Psychiatric Services
(2006)
Finding the Key
to successful transition from jail to the community
An Explanation of Federal Medicaid and Disability Program Rules
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
(2006)
Drug Courts: the Second Decade
National Institute of Justice
(2006)
Reducing Racial Disparity While Enhancing Public Safety: Key Findings and Recommendations
Council on Crime and Justice
(2006)
Family Members' Experiences with Incarceration and Reentry
Western Criminology Review
(2006)
Proposition 36: 5 Years Later
Justice Policy Institute
(2006)
The Effect of County-Level Prison Population Growth on Crime Rates
(2006)
World Prison Population List
Roy Walmsley
(2006)
Justice Expenditure and Employment in the United States 2003
U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics
(2006)
Re-Entry and Reintegration: The Road to Public Safety
New York State Bar Association
(2006)
Principles and Practice in Housing for Persons with Mental Illness Who Have Had Contact with the Justice System
The Urban Institute
(2006)
Beyond Blakely: Implications of the Booker Decision for State Sentencing Systems
Vera Institute of Justice
(2006)
Evaluation of the Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention Act
UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs
(2006)
A Better Life - A Safer Community: Helping Inmates Access Federal Benefits
Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
(2006)
Prisoner Reentry and Community Policing: Strategies for Enhancing Public Safety
The Urban Institute
(2006)
Prison and Jail Inmates at Midyear 2004
Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice
(2006)
The Gender-Responsive Strategies Project: Jail Applications
National Institute of Corrections
(2006)
Prisoner Re-Entry: What are the Public Health Challenges?
RAND
(2006)
The Center for Community Problem Solving Re-Entry Guide
The Center for Community Problem Solving
(2006)
Does Parole Work?: Analyzing the Impact of Postprison Supervision on Rearrest Outcomes
Urban Institute
(2006)
When "Free" Means Losing Your Mother: The Collision of Child Welfare and the Incarceration of Women in New York State
Correctional Association of New York
(2006)
Just Out: Early Lessons from the Ready4Work Prisoner Reentry Initiative
Public / Private Ventures
(2006)
Evidence-Based Adult Corrections Programs: What Works and What Does Not
Washington State Institute forPublic Policy
(2006)
Key Considerations for Reunifying Adult Sex Offenders and their Families
Center for Sex Offender Management
(2005)
Aggravated Sentencing: Blakely v. Washington: Legal Considerations for State Sentencing Systems
Vera Institute of Justice, State Sentencing and Corrections Policy and Practice Review
(2005)
Blueprint for Building Evidence-Based Community Partnerships in Corrections
Human Interaction Research Institute
(2005)
Families Left Behind: The Hidden Costs of Incarceration and Reentry
The Urban Institute
(2005)
Reentry: Helping Former Prisoners Return to Communities
Annie E. Casey Foundation
(2005)
Navigating the Mental Health Maze: A Guide for Court Practitioners
Council of State Governments Justice Center
(2005)
Building Debt While Doing Time: Child Support and Incarceration
American Bar Association Judges' Journal
(2004)
No Second Chance: People with Criminal Records Denied Access to Public Housing
Human Rights Watch
(2004)
Evaluation of National Institute of Corrections/Child Welfare League of America's Planning and Intervention Sites Funded to Address the Needs of Children of Incarcerated Parents
National Council on Crime and Delinquency
(2004)
Safe at Home: A Reference Guide for Public Housing Officials on the Federal Housing Laws Regarding Admission and Eviction Standards for People with Criminal Records
Legal Action Center
(2004)
The Front Line: Building Programs that Recognize Families' Role in Reentry
Vera Institute of Justice
(2004)
Examining the role of police in reentry partnership initiatives
Federal Probation
(2004)
Outcome Research as an Integral Component of Performance-Based Offender Treatment
Drexel University
(2004)
Fathers in the Criminal Justice System
Center for Policy Research
(2004)
Taking Stock: Housing, Homelessness, and Prisoner Reentry
The Urban Institute
(2004)
Prisoner Intake Systems: Assessing Needs and Classifying Prisoners
U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Corrections
(2004)
Making the Match: Law Enforcement, the Faith Community, and the Value-Based Initiative
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services
(2003)
Preventing Homelessness Among People Leaving Prison
Vera Institute of Justice
(2003)
Reentry and Prison Work Programs
Urban Institute
(2003)
Education and Correctional Populations
Bureau of Justice Statistics
(2003)
Parents Behind Bars Talk About Their Children: from a Survey of Allegheny County Jail Inmates, April 2003
Pittsburgh Child Guidance Foundation
(2003)
A Better Life - A Safer Community: Helping Inmates Access Federal Benefits
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
(2003)
Homeless Shelter Use and Reincarceration Following Prison Release: Assessing the Risk
Center for Studies on Addiction; University of Pennsylvania
(2002)
The Ohio Plan for Productive Offender Reentry and Recidivism Reduction
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction
(2002)
Phase One - Final Report Executive Summary for WA DOC
Common Ground, Kelly Point Partners, Clegg & Associates
(2002)
Process Evaluation of Summit House: A Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program of the New Hampshire Department of Corrections
University of New Hampshire
(2002)
A Guide to Reentry Supportive Housing
The Corporation for Supportive Housing
(2002)
Partnerships Between Corrections and Child Welfare: Collaboration for Change, Part Two
Annie E. Casey Foundation
(2002)
Every Door Closed: Barriers Facing Parents with Criminal Records
Center for Law and Social Policy
(2002)
Every Door closed: Facts About Parents with Criminal Records
Center for Law and Social Policy
(2002)
Maintaining Medicaid Benefits for Jail Detainees with Co-Occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders
CMHS National GAINS Center
(2002)
Targeting for Reentry: Matching Needs and Services to Maximize Public Safety
The National Institute of Justice
(2002)
Services for Families of Prison Inmates
National Institute of Corrections
(2002)
Time to Work: Managing the Employment of Sex Offenders Under Community Supervision
Center for Sex Offender Management
(2002)
Prisoners and Families: Parenting Issues During Incarceration
From Prison to Home: The Effect of Incarceration and Reentry on Children, Families and Communities
(2001)
Effects of Parental Incarceration on Young Children
From Prison to Home: The Effect of Incarceration and Reentry on Children, Families and Communities
(2001)
Antisocial Behavior of the Children of Incarcerated Parents: A Developmental Perspective
Oregon Social Learning Center
(2001)
Testing a Modification Process for Incarcerated Parents
Center for Policy Research
(2001)
From Prison to Home: Dimensions and Consequences of Prisoner Reentry
Urban institute
(2001)
Serving Incarcerated and Ex-Offender Fathers and Ex-Offender Fathers and Their Families
Vera Institute of Justice
(2001)
Crime Does Not Pay, But Criminals May: Factors Influencing the Imposition and Collection of Probation Fees
The Justice System Journal
(2001)
Drugs, Incarceration and Neighborhood Life: The Impact of Reintegrating Offenders Into the Community, Executive Summary
John Jay College of Criminal Justice with sponsorship from The National Institute of Justice
(2001)
Local Jails: The Missing Piece of the Community Policing Paradigm
Large Jail Network Bulletin
(2001)
Impact of Educational Achievement of Inmates in the Windham School District on Post-Release Employment
Criminal Justice Policy Council (TX)
(2000)
Educational Achievement of Inmates in the Windham School District
Criminal Justice Policy Center (TX)
(2000)
Police-Corrections Partnerships
National Institute of Justice
(1999)

