... overcoming the troublesome transition period during reentry after leaving prison. She urged greater use of community-based ... gains" accumulated during treatment. Another major barrier to reentry, she said, is "discrimination" against people who commit ... aid for college or participating in federal assistance programs. She pointed out that drug crimes are the only offenses that trigger ...

... dwindling number of vocational or educational pre-release programs, leaving many all but unemployable. Not surprisingly, the great majority is ... situation is unprecedented. As a result of the quadrupling of the American prison population in the last quarter century, the number of returning ... , Petersilia explores the harsh realities of prisoner reentry and offers specific solutions to prepare inmates ...

... step in the criminal justice process is the most often ignored--what happens after the conviction and prison sentence, when the prisoner comes home. We've learned ... records. The results speak for the wisdom of investing in reentry programs. For this population, the recidivism (or re-offense rate ... sponsored AB 750, the Back On Track Reentry Act of 2009, which established Back On Track ...

... of prison, continues to be problematic. It is a a virtual certainty that the recidivism rate will climb as prisons reduce programs and ... cannot compete for good jobs in any economy. More needs to be done in the area of prisoner reentry in order to intervene in the revolving door of ... credits for employers who hire convicted felons, and programs that work to promote successful transition into the free ...