The first month out: post-incarceration experiences in New York City

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dc.contributor.author Marta Nelson, Perry Deess, Charlotte Allen
dc.coverage.spatial United States
dc.date.accessioned 2016-01-07T15:29:12Z
dc.date.available 2016-01-07T15:29:12Z
dc.identifier.uri http://desa1.cejamericas.org:8080/handle/2015/3545
dc.description.abstract In 1999, researchers at the Vera Institute followed a group of 49 people who had just left a New York State prison or New York City jail to discover exactly what happens to them in the first month after release. Their stories reveal patterns of success and failure in the effort to find a place to live and land a job, to comply and feel satisfied with parole supervision, to reunite with family, to stay away from alcohol and other drugs, and to avoid a return to crime. This study reveals why and how the initial reentry period is so difficult. At the same time, it provides evidence of the strong desire among most recently released individuals to turn their lives around. The report offers concrete suggestions for how to prepare inmates for the predictable challenges they will encounter the moment they return home.
dc.language.iso English
dc.title The first month out: post-incarceration experiences in New York City
dc.ceja.source Fuente: Vera Institute of Justice


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