Life After Lockup: Improving Reentry from Jail to the Community

摘要

In an effort to build knowledge on the topic, in 2005, the U.S. Department of Justices Bureau of Justice Assistance invested in the Jail Reentry Roundtable Initiative, a joint project of the Urban Institute, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, and the Montgomery County (Maryland) Department of Correction and Rehabilitation. Over the past two years, we have commissioned seven papers, convened a Jail Reentry Roundtable and two national advisory meetings, conducted a scan of practice, and interviewed dozens of practitioners around the country. This report aims to synthesize what we have learned through these efforts.