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Save the Date: Reentry Reflection
2008 - 40 Day Observance Begins January 18th  |
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Director Testifies about Faith Initiative at Reentry Hearing on the Hill
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Letter
of Support from President Bush |
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Report
and Comprehensive Evaluation of the Previously
Incarcerated Peoples (PIPs) Forum, January 29, 2005 |
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Remarks
of CSOSA Director Paul A. Quander, Jr.
re: Reentry Week 2005 at Mayor's Weekly Press Briefing, Jan. 26, 2005 |
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In
January 2002 the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the
District of Columbia (CSOSA) and the CSOSA/Faith Community Partnership
launched an initiative to connect offenders returning to the District of
Columbia from prison with the support and strength of our city's faith
institutions. [more
background information] |
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Five workgroups led by respected leaders from criminal justice system agencies and community-based organizations have completed an
Action Plan that sets an implementation timeline for the
Comprehensive Reentry Strategy for Adults in the District of Columbia.
» Pre-Release Planning
(Nancy Ware, Executive Director, Criminal Justice Coordinating Council)
» Education/Employment
(Catherine Hargrove, formerly of the Marshall Heights Community Development Organization)
» Public Education, Family, and Community Support (Ivy Lange, DC Prisoners’ Legal Services Project)
» Short-term and Long-term Housing (Claire Johnson, Pretrial Services Agency)
» Legislative and Policy Issues (Council Member Kathy Patterson, with assistance from June Kress)
[Read
the Comprehensive Reentry Strategy for Adults in the District of
Columbia: Action Plan, October 15, 2003]
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The
goal of the Comprehensive Reentry Strategy for Adults in the District
of Columbia is to provide a detailed, long-range plan for an effective
continuum of reentry services for DC offenders during incarceration,
transition from incarceration to the community, and life in the community
during and after supervision.
[Read
the Final, Comprehensive Reentry Strategy for Adults in the District of
Columbia] |
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Food Assistance for the Homeless |
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Report
and Comprehensive Evaluation of the Previously
Incarcerated Peoples (PIPs) Forum, January 29, 2005 |
[1065KB] |
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Starting
Out, Starting Over, Staying Out
A Guide for District of Columbia
Ex-Offenders:
Housing, Food, Employment and Other Resources (DC-CURE) |
[1256.81KB] |
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Directory
of Resources
Provided by the Public Defender
Service for the District of Columbia |
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D.C.
Prisoners Legal Service Project
A Guide for Family
and Friends of Prisoners |
[364.6KB] |
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InterFaith
Conference of Metropolitan Washington Emergency Food and Shelter Directory
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[318KB] |
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Prisoner
Reentry
Compiled by National Criminal Justice
Reference Service |
[232KB] |
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[2006-2007 News
Updates] |
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Fact
Sheet: America's Compassion in Action
(White House Press Release) |
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Coming
Home: Groups Try to Ease Transition for Ex-Offenders
(The Common Denominator, April 19, 2004)
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Finding
a Life Beyond Prison: Formerly Jailed Women Discuss Pressures,
Roadblocks
(Washington Post, March 28, 2004) |
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Helping
Inmates Find Their Way Home
(Washington Post, February 12, 2004) |
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Mentors
Guide Inmates Through First Stages of Freedom
(Washington Post, June 29, 2003) |
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