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Preparing Inmates for Reentry
Correctional Industries Preparing Inmates for Reentry: Recidivism & Post-Release Employment shows that inmates who participate in the Prison Industries Enhancement Certification Program are significantly more successful in obtaining and keeping jobs after their release from prison than are inmates who held traditional prison jobs or did not participate in any job program.
Examining Effects of Mental Health Problems in Offenders
Mental Health Problems of Prison and Jail Inmates shows that more than half of all prison and jail inmates in 2005 had mental health problems. Inmates with mental health problems had correspondingly higher rates of homelessness and substance abuse.
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