Re-entry Resources
Organizations Focused on Reentry
- Re-Entry
Policy Council - Charting the safe and successful return of prisoners
to the community.
- Reentry
National Media Outreach Campaign - The Reentry National Media Outreach
Campaign is designed to support the work of community and faith-based
organizations through offering media resources that will facilitate
community discussion and decision making about solution-based reentry
programs.
- International Association
of REENTRY - We sincerely hope that you will join us as we mobilize
around reentry as a focal point for expansive collaborations among
social services, treatment providers, and criminal justice agencies
to enhance the quality of life in neighborhoods and communities across
the land.
- Reentry.net
- A clearinghouse of materials for attorneys, social service providers,
and policy reform advocates on reentry and the consequences of criminal
proceedings.
- Maryland
Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services - The Maryland
Department of Public Safety's new program focuses not only on control
and custody in state facilities but on education, substance abuse treatment,
and re-entry support services to address the needs of inmates returning
to the community.
- http://www.goinghomewashington.net/pages/resour_links.html -
Learn More About Preparing Communities and Offenders for Reentry
Correctional Institution Associations
- American Probation
and Parole Association - the American Probation and Parole Association
(APPA) is at the vanguard in exploring issues relevant to the field
of community-based corrections.
- National Institute of
Corrections - Providing federal, state, and local corrections agencies
with training, technical assistance, information services, and policy/program
development assistance.
Public/Private Organizations Involved in Criminal Justice
- Family Justice -
Family Justice draws on the unique strengths of families and neighborhoods
to break cycles of involvement with the criminal justice system.
- Urban Institute -
A nonpartisan economic and social policy research organization.
- The Sentencing
Project - The Sentencing Project is a non-profit organization which
promotes reduced reliance on incarceration and increased use of more
effective and humane alternatives to deal with crime. It is a nationally
recognized source of criminal justice policy analysis, data, and program
information.
- New Jersey Institute
For Social Justice - The Institute works in various ways to raise
public awareness about the social and economic challenges facing urban
residents. Through resource guides and manuals, the Institute documents
and educates the public about practical ways to address challenges
facing urban residents, particularly related to employment and incarceration.
- Rand Corporation -
A non-profit institution that addresses the challenges facing the public
and private sectors around the world.
- Vera Institute of Justice -
Vera's Center on Sentencing and Corrections (CSC)
provides non-partisan support to government officials and criminal justice
professionals charged with addressing their jurisdiction's sentencing
and corrections policy.
- 360degrees -
An interactive site with stories of those whose lives have been affected
by the criminal justice system, a forum, quizzes and resources to generate
a dialog about how to reduce crime and strengthen communities without
continuing the unprecedented increase that is occuring in the rate of
incarceration.
- Institute for Law and
Justice - Research, management, and technology solutions in criminal
justice.
- Center for Effective
Public Policy - The Center for Effective Public Policy is a nonprofit
organization which publishes and makes available training curricula,
policy and practice briefs, handbooks, video seminars, and other resources
on a myriad of issues. The Center’s newest publication is
on reentry and parole.
International Organizations
- International Corrections
and Prisons Association - Recognizing the common problems shared
by many national correctional and prison services, the ICPA is a dynamic
organization devoted to improving global understanding and professionalism
in the correctional sector.
- American Correctional
Association - the American Correctional Association is the oldest,
and largest international correctional association in the world.
- Correctional Service
Canada - The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), as part of the
criminal justice system and respecting the rule of law, contributes
to public safety by actively encouraging and assisting offenders to
become law-abiding citizens, while exercising reasonable, safe, secure
and humane control.
- Canadian Criminal
Justice Association - The Canadian Criminal Justice Association
is an independent national voluntary organization working for an improved
criminal justice system in Canada.
- Yellow Ribbon
Project - A project in Singapore to create a stable social platform
on which reformed offenders and their families can start life afresh.
- International
Centre for Prison Studies - The International Centre for Prison
Studies seeks to assist governments and other relevant agencies to
develop appropriate policies on prisons and the use of imprisonment.
- International Community
Corrections Association - The International Community Corrections
Association (ICCA) is a private, non-profit organization representing
a continuum of community-based corrections programs.
Juneau Resources
- Big Brothers Big Sisters -
A century of proven success in creating positive friendships that benefit
children, volunteers, families, neighborhoods, and the community!
- Catholic Community
Services of Juneau - Programs for Healthy Families, Healthy Change,
Young Parent's Center, Childcare Assistance, Family Resource Center,
Children of Incarcerated Parents Project, Children of Incarcerated
Parents Mentoring Project, S.A.F.E. Child Advocacy Center, and Comprehensive
Family Support.
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