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The Road to Work from Prison to Community: The Role of Computer-Based Learning
Part One: Vision of Technology, Education, and the Prison Re-entry System
Mark Hoover, Executive Director, The Nicholson Foundation
Deborah Ward, Post-Doc, Center for Women and Work, Rutgers University
650k people released from prison each year
A fourfold increase in ex-offenders returning to society. Many are returning after long periods of incarceration. Ex-offenders seem less prepared and less connected that before.
66% of ex-offenders return to inner cities, often to communities that are extremely marginalized.
Once incarcerated, recidivism is high (as high as 67%)
Increasingly, parollees are not receiving post-incarceration supervision.
In New Jersey, re-entry is difficult:
- Low achievement
- Limited access to higher education and loans
- Many cannot live with relatives, due to lease constraints
- Mental and physical health are problems, with less acess to care
- Child support debts pile up while in prison (average is $20k for New Jersey ex-offenders)
- Public assistance often is limited by federal law (e.g., Food Stamps and other general assistance)
Best programs combine inprison programs with community participation on release from prison. Programs that deal holistically with problems and coordinate agencies are useful. Short-term view of safety must mix with long-term viw of reintegration into society.
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