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

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 New Thinking 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
Video
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
Audio
Criminal Justice as Social Justice: A Conversation With Bruce Western

by Matthew Watkins

Columbia University's Bruce Western, a leading expert on the connection between mass incarceration and poverty, discusses his new book, Homeward: Life in the Year After Prison, and outlines his vision for a justice system rebuilt to respond to the deep deprivation and trauma fueling much of the behaviour that leads to imprisonment.

Addressing Racial Disparities, Justice-Involved Women, Reducing Trauma, Reducing Violence, Reentry, Workforce Development

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Initiatives

Publications & Digital Media

Rikers: An American Jail

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

Criminal Justice as Social Justice: A Conversation With Bruce Western

We work with reformers around the world.