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California Reentry Program Founder wins Jefferson Award ! See the
video clip on CBS5.com, read the related articles on
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cbs5.com. Would you like to know more about the challenges prisoners
face within the first week of being released from prison? Hear about it in this
radio interview with Allyson West at
KALW News Radio Broadcast.
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Resources
The following are resources related to reentry and to other programs at San Quentin State Prison
Little Hoover Commission, report Back to the Community: Safe
& Sound Parole Policies.
California
Dept. of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Includes the
Community Resource Directory plus statistics and other information about
California prisons
Board of Parole
Hearings.
Reentry Policy Council. The
Report of the Re-Entry Policy Council, which was authored by the Council of
State Governments and ten project partners, reflects the results of a series of
meetings among 100 of the most respected workforce, health, housing, public
safety, family, community, and victim experts in the country.
Prison University Project. The
mission of the Prison University Project is to provide free, high quality,
higher education to people incarcerated at San Quentin State Prison and
throughout the California State Prison system; to create a national model for
such programs; and to promote public support for prison education, training, and
recovery programs.
Centerforce. The Centerforce mission is to
support, educate, and advocate for individuals, families and communities
impacted by incarceration. Centerforce provides services for prisoners,
ex-prisoners, and family members of prisoners through direct services, its
annual conference and, through consultation and training for government
agencies, community-based organizations and correctional facilities across the
country and internationally. Direct services for clients are provided by our
four Service Areas: Children and Families Services, Transitional Services,
Prisoner Service, and Informational Services
Insight Prison Project . Working
in partnership with San Quentin State Prison, Insight Prison Project (IPP)
offers 18 unique programs that serve about 300 prisoners each week
National H.I.R.E. Network.
Established by the Legal Action Center, the National
Helping Individuals with criminal records Re-enter through
Employment Network is both a national clearinghouse for information and
an advocate for policy change. The goal of the National H.I.R.E. Network is to
increase the number and quality of job opportunities available to people with
criminal records by changing public policies, employment practices and public
opinion. The National H.I.R.E. Network also provides training and technical
assistance to agencies working to improve the employment prospects for people
with criminal records.