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When Pre-Release Optimism Meets Post-Release Reality: Understanding Reentry Success Through a Longitudinal Framework Assessing Pre- and Post-Release Perceptions

In the identity theory of desistance, optimism is important to individual transformation. Yet, as the authors of this article assert, unfounded optimi...

United States Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland: Reentry Resource Guide by County

This resource is part of The Federal Interagency Reentry Council's A Record of Progress and a Roadmap for the Future. Returning citiz...

The Role of Human Service Providers During Community Supervision

The National Institute of Justice  (NIJ) released this white paper examining the intersection between community supervision and the human service need...

Reducing Homelessness for People with Behavioral Health Needs Leaving Prisons and Jails

This report from The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center discusses the longstanding homelessness probl...

Justice-Involved Veterans Compendium Project

The Justice-Involved Veterans Compendium Project from the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) is a series of publications intended to assist corre...

Reentry Essentials: Prioritizing Treatment for Substance Addictions

A large proportion of people in the criminal justice system have substance addictions: a Bureau of Justice Statistics study found, for example, that n...

Critical Connections: Getting People Leaving Prison and Jail the Mental Health Care and Substance Use Treatment They Need—What Policymakers Need to Know about Health Care Coverage

By CSG Justice Center Staff The National Reentry Resource Center released Critical Connections, a discussion paper that identifies k...

Opioid Addiction and the Criminal Justice System

Each year, the increasing number of people who have opioid addictions impacts communities across the United States. In 2016, substance overdoses (fuel...

Data Trends: Utah Criminal Justice Reform

This report from The Pew Charitable Trusts examines data on prison populations and crime in Utah since changes to policies and practices took place in...

Critical Connections

Critical Connections Getting People Leaving Prison and Jail the Mental Health Care and Substance Use Treatment They Need What Policymakers Need to...

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