Ensuring the Successful Re-entry of Former Prisoners

In a report conducted by the Re-Entry Council, it was found that virtually every person incarcerated in a jail and 97% of those incarcerated in prisons in the United States will eventually be released. This results in nearly 650,000 people being released from prisons and over 7 million different individuals being released from jails in this country each year. However, approximately two out of every three people released from prison in the United States are re-arrested within 3 years of their release.

the zipped .pdf, you now have a better understanding of the issues surrounding the creation of public policies and agency practices when attempting to re-integrate prisoners into the community– successfully. For this discussion, address the following topic:

You just received a federal grant to host a re-entry program.  What would your program look like?  What would be the key aspects of your program that would help the participants successfully integrate and not become a statistic by being re-arrested?