it should be clear that reentry for former prisoners is a major problem in the United States.  Each year hundreds of thousands of individuals enter our communities on parole and/or as ex-felons, and they face significant hurdles to “make it” on the outside. Recidivism numbers suggests most will fail within 3 years of release, and related, contribute to the victimization (thousands) 

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First, I think using the Preventing Parole Failure Program (PPCP) would be very effective for inmates when leaving prison, because the program offers a variety of services, such as drug treatment, job placement assistance, math and literacy skills development, and more services that improve different life skills. This program tackles an array of issues that inmates need to address before entering the real world, so the inmate will have an easier transition when leaving prison. Secondly, I think Sober Living Houses is a great program for alcohol or drug dependent inmates, because they provide them with a stable living environment that keeps them away from returning to their criminal activities. I think this is a great transitioning program, since the inmates are not entering society immediately and jumping back into his or her routine. Also, I think the Proactive Gang Resistance Enforcement, Suppression, and Supervision program is very useful for high-risk parolees, because it allows parole or law enforcement officers the opportunity to make surprise visits to their assigned parolee’s residence to check up on them and reassure that they are not continuing their criminal activities. If parolees are always anticipating a surprise visit, then it encourages them to not participate in illegal crimes. I think that the policy of random drug testing is very important to an inmate’s parole sentence, since similarly to surprise home visits, they will be caught off guard and won’t have time to prepare a way out of it. Random testing holds inmates accountable for their slip ups and is more effective then regularly scheduled drug tests. Lastly, I the employment program UNICOR is effective, because it’s specifically meant to provide job and life skills to prisoners to help prepare them for their return to society. An inmate’s return to society is a big deal after being locked up in prison, but if the inmate does not have the right skills to prepare their reentry, then they could just fall back into criminal behavior and end up back in prison.

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Reference:

DeLisi, M., & Conis, P. J. (2019). American Corrections: Theory, Research, Policy, and Practice. Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.

The question on how to contain recidivism with parolees upon release from prison is a question that many people have asked over time. If I could advocate and lobby for five different programs of re-entry, to assist parolees and current prisoners, in order for them to succeed on the outside once released, it would be the following:

All programs would be contingent on the following first and foremost:

Only certain parolees would qualify depending on the highest crime of conviction. A potential employer would be given knowledge of the parolee’s criminal history. All parolees would be on some type of parole. The time frame would be 6 months to 1 year. This would mandate that they are getting tested for drugs, and the parole officer would know their whereabouts and whether the parolee is committed to succeeding in changes their future.

1. All parolees would have a chance to enlist in the military. They would have to enlist for a minimum of 6 years. They would be earning money, have a roof over their heads and food to eat. Upon a satisfactory release, their reward would be a mandatory expungement of their criminal history.
2. I would enlist larger corporations who would provide hands on training to parolees. They would receive an initial bonus per parolee upon hire, and if the parolee is still working satisfactory, employed after 1 year, they would receive a bonus at the end as well. Parolees would receive a salary and also learn hands on training. An example of corporations would be, manufacturing, construction etc.
3. Team up with Habitat for Humanity. Parolees would be given the opportunity to earn some money, paid through an apprenticeship with Dept of Justice grant, and they would help build homes in their own communities in which they came from.
4. I would enlist the Department of Transportation to hire parolees with the same bonus program listed above. Parolees would be hired through an apprenticeship program, paid by a government grant, to learn how to build bridges, lay new roads and improve their country’s infrastructure.
5. I would start a new re-entry program, through the Department of Justice re-entry, an 18 month initiative program. (Dept of Justice, 2017) This would provide shelter and food to parolees, while they are provided pre-vocational training, mentoring and job placement.

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United States Department of Justice (2017). Retrieved April 22, 2020 from

justice.gov/usao-sdal/program