Reentry

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.

Initiatives

Harlem Reentry Court

The Harlem Reentry Court helps parolees make the transition back to their community.

Publications & Digital Media

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What Does Reintegration Mean to You? The Muscogee (Creek) Nation Reintegration Program

The Muscogee (Creek) Nation Reintegration Program provides intensive case management and reentry services to tribal members returning to the community from incarceration. The program provides financial assistance for basic needs such as housing, clothing, and groceries, and offers long-term support through educational, vocational, and legal services.

Reentry, Tribal Justice
Publication
Coming Home to Harlem: A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Harlem Parole Reentry Court

by Lama Hassoun Ayoub and Tia Pooler

This study of the Harlem Parole Reentry Court compares participants in a neighborhood-based reentry program to similar parolees on traditional parole. Results indicate that the reentry court, which implemented a validated and reliable tool for assessing the risks and needs of individuals returning from prison, produced a 22% reduction in the reconviction rate and a 60% reduction in the felony reconviction rate over an 18-month follow-up period.

Reentry, Problem-Solving Justice, Treatment Courts, Procedural Justice, Risk Assessment, Community Justice
Audio
Rikers: An American Jail

by Matthew Watkins

Highlights from a public screening and panel discussion of Bill Moyers's 'Rikers: An American Jail,' moderated by our New Thinking podcast host, Matt Watkins. Commenting on the film and the future of criminal justice reform are Tina Luongo of the Legal Aid Society, Jill Harris of the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office, and two of the people formerly held on Rikers featured in the film: Barry Campbell of the Fortune Society, and Johnny Perez of the National Religious Campaign Against Torture.

Community Justice, Diversion, Reentry

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Publications & Digital Media

What Does Reintegration Mean to You? The Muscogee (Creek) Nation Reintegration Program

Coming Home to Harlem: A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Harlem Parole Reentry Court

Rikers: An American Jail

We work with reformers around the world.