What does the landscape of Reentry look like?
Why have we quadruppled our incarecartion rates in the United States since 1980?
Is there a connection between the high rates of incarceration and low crime rates?
What impact have drugs had on incarceration?
What is psychological impact on an individual who is incarcerated, and how does that affect their chances for a successful reentry?
Why would tax payers want to pay for connecting individuals re-entering with social services?
What are the political ramifications of incarcerating such high rates of minority men, especially African American Men?
This section will contain video clips from leading experts on issues that pertain to reentry. For our initial launch we are focusing on the comments of Jeremy Travis who, as his selected resume expresses, has an extensive knowledgebase in these issues:
President of John Jay College of Criminal Justice, 2004 to present; Senior Fellow at the Urban Institute. 2000-2004; Director of the National Institute of Justice, 1994-2000; Deputy Commissioner for Legal Matters for the New York City Police Department, 1990-1994.
Mr. Travis has written extensively and has taught courses on criminal justice and public policy at the New York University School of Law and Yale College. He received a J.D., cum laude, from the New York University School of Law; a M.P.A. from the New York University Wagner Graduate School of Public Service; and a B.A., cum laude, from Yale College.