Current Issues - Prisoner Re-entry 

 

Death Penalty

 

Amnesty International USA / Death Penalty

http://tinyurl.com/5pxreq

Learn about Amnesty International USA's Program to Abolish the Death Penalty, Amnesty's worldwide efforts, the latest on cases involving the death penalty, and how to get involved in the anti-death penalty movement.

 

Death Penalty Information Center

http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/state_by_state

Information and statistics about death penalty in each of the fifty United States.

 

National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty

http://www.ncadp.org 

Provides updates on national and global cases of prisoner abuse, with links to Resources for Prisoners and Their Families.

 

Juvenile Justice

 

Essex County Prosecutor's Office of Victim-Witness Advocacy

http://www.njecpo.org/vws.htm 

Provides criminal justice orientation, transportation to court complex, child care, referral services, and translation services to all Essex County crime victims and their families.

 

Family Connections / Services for Adolescents

http://familyconnectionsnj.org/services-adolescents.html 

Programs include Clean&Cool, intensive outpatient treatment for teenagers involved with substance abuse; Program for Juvenile Sex Offenders; Family Crisis Intervention Program (FCIP), offering counseling to families dealing with domestic violence, juvenile delinquency, and other parent-child conflicts; and Aftercare, providing counseling and case management for youths returning to the community after incarceration. Also offers school-based youth services programs at Orange High School, Orange Middle School, and Columbia High School. 

 

International Youth Organization, Inc. (IYO)

http://iyonewark.org/index.html 

Offering a rigorous military type program for youth ages 16-25 who have not completed high school. Program includes community service, work experience, personal development activities, and job readiness skills training.

 

KidsPeace National Centers for Kids Overcoming Crises

http://tinyurl.com/6gxojw

Center located in Pennsylvania provides residential treatment for troubled and low-functioning youth less than 18 years of age. 

 

New Jersey Delinquent Detention Association (NJJDA)

http://www.njjda.org 

Promotes better standards and practices for juvenile detention in New Jersey. Website includes link to the locations and contact information of state juvenile detention centers.

 

Nocane / The G.A.P. Project

A year-long mentoring program that connects incarcerated adolescent males with older male role models.

Address:  615 D Thomas St, Orange City, NJ 07050

Contact:  Hafiz Farid, (848) 207-0035 or formostartist@msn.com 

 

Urban League of Essex County / Adolescent Parent Program

http://www.ulec.org/programs/adolescentparenting.html 

Targets youth under the age of 21 who are parents or are about to become parents and lack family support as well as those who have just dropped out of school or are involved in the juvenile/criminal justice system. Provides case management, life skills training, counseling, and employment referral.

 

Prisoners’ Rights

 

American Civil Liberties Union / National Prison Project

http://www.aclu.org/prison/index.html 

ACLU's National Prison Project is the only national litigation program on behalf of prisoners, having represented over 100,000 prisoners since 1972.

 

Correctional Educational Association / Resources for Incarcerated Students

http://www.ceanational.org/incarcer.htm

Contacts for a wide array of programs.

 

Criminal Justice Policy Foundation

http://www.cjpf.org

Drug, sentencing, clemency, police, and crime policies are analyzed by this activist organization.

 

Human Rights Watch / Prisons

http://hrw.org/doc/?t=global_prisons 

National organization dedicated to abolishing the death penalty through legislative, media, grassroots, and human rights advocacy.

 

Sentencing Project

http://www.sentencingproject.org

Advocates reducing reliance on incarceration in sentencing.

 

Re-Entry Planning by Government

 

Urban Institute / Reentry Mapping Network (RMN)

http://www.urban.org/publications/411250.html

"The Reentry Mapping Network (RMN) is a partnership among community-based organizations and the Urban Institute designed to create community change through the mapping and analysis of neighborhood- level data related to prisoner reentry. RMN partners collect and analyze local data related to incarceration, reentry, and community well-being; develop policy options based on the findings; and document their accomplishments and lessons learned. This guidebook provides information on how to understand and address prisoner reentry at the community le vel through mapping and analysis. It describes the concepts and methods underlying the RMN so that other jurisdictions can learn from these experiences in the interests of crafting more effective and successful reentry strategies in their communities."

 

Reentry Policy Council / Report

http://reentrypolicy.org/Report/About

Report of the Re-Entry Policy Council: Charting the Safe and Successful Return of Prisoners to the Community. Council of State Governments. Reentry Policy Council. New York: Council of State Governments. January 2005.  Planning and analyzing reentry initiatives with attention to health and social service elements.

 

Roadblocks to Reentry

http://lac.org/roadblocks-to-reentry/upload/lacreport/LAC_PrintReport.pdf

Report by the Legal Action Center detailing, state-by-state, the legal barriers facing people with criminal records.

 

U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics / Reentry Trends in the United States

http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/reentry/reentry.htm

Success and recidivism rates, characteristics of releases, and more.

 

U.S. Dept. of Justice Office of Justice Programs / Reentry

http://www.reentry.gov

Facts, state and federal activities and resources, training and technical assistance, etc.

 

U.S. Dept. of Labor / Ready4Work: A Business, Faith, Community, and Criminal Justice Partnership

http://www.doleta.gov/PRI/PDF/Ready4Work_Information.pdf

"In 2003, the Department of Labor Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiative launched Ready4Work, a three-year pilot program to address the needs of ex-prisoners....Ready4Work placed faith-based and community organizations at the center of social service delivery to ex-offenders. It placed an emphasis on employment-focused programs that incorporate mentoring, job training, job placement, case management and other comprehensive transitional services."  Here is a report on the results of that program.

 

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