Reentry

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Helping people released from jail or prison transition back into their communities and avoid future contact with the criminal justice system is crucial to building safer neighborhoods.

Our Harlem Parole Reentry Court, for example, makes use of a wide-range of community-based services such as drug and mental health treatment and job training, as well as strict judicial supervision, to help parolees navigate the return to life at home. We also mobilize family members and the local faith community to support program participants. A recent evaluation of the Reentry Court found it had reduced recidivism by almost 20 percent and significantly improved employment outcomes.

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  • What Responsibility do Courts Bear for the Crisis at Rikers Island?

    October 9, 2021
    The New Yorker

    Eric Lach for the New Yorker spends time in the courtroom at arraignment to understand some of the factors fueling the current crisis on Rikers Island. The article cites our research that identified a 2020 spike in judges setting bail and explores the alternatives that judges have to bail--like someone being released on their own recognizance or supervised release.

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