This brief from the Corrections and Community Engagement Technical Assistance Center (CCETAC) presents the results of guided discussions with returning individuals. 

The brief shares personal experiences and insights related to community reintegration—securing housing, mental health services, substance use disorder treatment, employment, healthcare, family reunification support—from returning individuals about their transition.

The resource highlights the insights of people with lived experiences with the legal system and lifts the importance and value of engaging people with lived experience in policy and practice reform.

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View the summary brief (PDF)