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Murphy, Lucretia; Soricone, Lisa – Jobs for the Future, 2021
Hiring people who have served prison sentences has never been a priority in the United States. For men and women who were once incarcerated, finding any job is difficult; finding a sustainable, family-supporting job is nearly impossible. Today the country is at a critical crossroads on this issue, and it's time for change. As the nation works in…
Descriptors: Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Institutions, Labor Force Development, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
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Stemen, Don; Rengifo, Andres F. – Evaluation Review, 2011
Background: In recent years, several states have created mandatory prison-diversion programs for felony drug possessors. These programs have both individual-level goals of reducing recidivism rates and system-level goals of reducing prison populations. Objective: This study examines the individual level and system level impact of Kansas' Senate…
Descriptors: Quasiexperimental Design, Recidivism, Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Institutions