Here is a short list of outside reading to help you further your understanding of re-entry. In the future this will be a much more comprehensive list divided into areas of interest.
Books
The Crime Drop in America (Cambridge Studies in Criminology)
Alfred Blumstein (Editor)
Gates of Injustice: The Crisis in America's Prisons
Alan Elsner
Prison Nation: The Warehousing of America's Poor
Tara Herivel
Violent Crime: Assessing Race and Ethnic Differences
Darnell F. Hawkins (Editor), et al
Invisible Punishment: The Collateral Consequences of Mass Imprisonment
Marc Mauer
When Prisoners Come Home: Parole and Prisoner Reentry
Joan Petersilia
But They All Come Back: Facing The Challenges Of Prisoner Reentry
Jeremy Travis
Prisoners Once Removed: The Impact of Incarceration and Reentry on Children, Families, and Communities
Jeremy Travis (Editor), Michelle Waul (Editor)
Prisoner Reentry and Crime in America
Jeremy Travis (Editor), Christy Visher (Editor), Alfred Blumstein (Series Editor), David Farrington (Series Editor)
Making Good: How Ex-Convicts Reform & Rebuild Their Lives
Hans Toch
Papers
Education & Incarceration
Bruce Western, Vincent Schiraldi & Jason Ziedenberg, August 2003
Cellblocks or Classrooms?:The Funding of Higher Education and Corrections and Its Impact on African American Men
Jason Ziedenberg, Associate Director and Vincent Schiraldi, President, Justice Policy Institute. August 2002.
Cutting Correctly: One Year Later: State Budget Crises and Corrections Reform
Judith Greene and Vincent Schiraldi. Justice Policy Institute. February 2002.
No Second Chance: People with Criminal Records Denied Access to Public Housing
Human Rights Watch, November 2004
Three Strikes and You're Out: An Examination of the Impact of 3-Strike Laws 10 Years after their Enactment
Justice Policy Institute, Vincent Schirladi, Jason Colburn, and Eric Lotke, September 2004
After Prison: Roadblocks to Reentry
Legal Action Center, Paul Samuels and Debbie Mukamal
Beyond the Prison Gates: The State of Parole in America
Jeremy Travis and Sarah Lawrence. Research Report,Urban Institute, Justice Policy Center. November 2002.
The Practice and Promise of Prison Programming
Sarah Lawrence, Daniel P. Mears, Glenn Dubin and Jeremy Travis. Research Report, Urban Institute, Justice Policy Center. May 2002.
Prisoner Reentry in Perspective
James Lynch and William Sabol. Crime Policy Report, Vol.3. Urban Institute, Justice Policy Center. September 2001
From Prison to Home: The Dimensions and Consequences of Prisoner Reentry
Jeremy Travis, Amy Solomon, Michele Waul. Research Report, Urban Institute, Justice Policy Center. June 2001.
Is the Budget Crisis Changing the Way We Look At Sentencing and Incarceration?
Daniel F. Wilhelm and Nicholas Turner.Vera Institute of Justice. June 2002.
Balancing Punishment and Treatment Alternatives to Incarceration in New York City: Executive Summary
Rachel Porter, Sophia Lee, and Mary Lutz. Vera Institute of Justice. May 2002.
Serving Incarcerated and Ex-Offender Fathers and their Families: A Review of the Field.
J. Jeffries, S. Menghraj, and C.F. Hairston. Vera Institute of Justice. February 2001.
Unintended Consequences of Incarceration.
Vera Institute of Justice. January 1996
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