 | | National Reentry Resource Center Partnerships |
| | National Reentry Resource Center Presentation |
| | NIJ Research Conference, June 16, 2009 |
| | Internal Exile |
| | White House Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, Honor Of Hope Award |
| | Prisoner Reentry Toolkit |
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| | Caminos Más Seguros / Safer Paths |
| | Pivotal Staffing Services and the Transitional Employment Pathway |
| | Sheridan Fact Sheet |
| | Transitional Employment Program |
| | Housing Initiative |
| | Ready4Work Overview |
| | Ready4Work Fact Sheet |
| | Council of Advisors to Reduce Recidivism through Employment (C.A.R.R.E.) |
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| | Tax Credit IDES pamphlet |
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| | ACA 2005 Safer Workshop |
| | C.A.R.R.E. Employer Brochure
Informs employers of the programs and services that support the hiring of individuals with a criminal record. Produced with the support of the Illinois Department of Economic Security, 2003.
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| Policy Papers
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| | First Policy Paper Series on Employment of Former Offenders: Introduction to Four Policy Papers
Council of Advisors to Reduce Recidivism through Employment (C.A.R.R.E.). December 2002.
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| | C.A.R.R.E. Policy Paper 1: The Need for Public Policy Advocacy
Sharron D. Matthews, Director Policy and Advocacy, Safer Foundation. April 2002 (Rev.)
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| | C.A.R.R.E. Policy Paper 2: Reducing Barriers to Employment for Women Ex-Offenders
Patricia O'Brien, Ph.D., M.S.W., University of Illinois at Chicago, Jane Addams College of Social Work. June 2002
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| | C.A.R.R.E. Policy Paper 3: Government Personnel Policies Impacting the Hiring of Ex-Offenders
Sharron D. Matthews, Director Policy and Advocacy, Safer Foundation and Amanda Casarjian, Public Policy Research Assistant, Safer Foundation. July 2002.
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| | C.A.R.R.E. Policy Paper 4: State of IL Prof. and Occupational Licensure Policies
DePaul University Legal Clinic and the Safer Foundation. September 2002
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| Legislative Testimony
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| | Testimony on Recidivism Reduction Strategies
Presented to the Illinois Prison Reform Management Committee by Diane Williams on 5/4/01.
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| | Testimony on Women Offender Issues
Presented to the Illinois Prison Reform Management Committee by Donna Gerber on 3/9/01.
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| Presentations
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| | Implementing Coordinated and Effective Service Systems
Presented by Diane Williams at ICPA Conference in Vancouver, 10/25/06.
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| | Model Programs, Implementing Coordinated and Effective
Presented by Jodina Hicks at ICPA Conference in Vancouver, 10/25/06.
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| | Reentry at the County Level
National Association of Counties, August 5, 2006
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| | Offender Parents as Working Heroes
(PowerPoint Presentation). Presented by Diane Williams at Congressional Black Caucus Meeting in Washington DC, 9/29/01.
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| | Employment: From Prison to Paycheck
(PowerPoint Presentation). Presented by Diane Williams at American Correctional Association Meeting, 8/12/01.
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| | Improving Post-Prison Success
(Power Point presentation). Presented by Diane Williams to the Criminal Justice Committee of the National Conference of State Legislatures, 7/16/00.
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| Hiring Standards Legislation
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| | Legislative Hiring Standards Summary |
| | Boston |
| | Chicago, Executive Summary |
| | Chicago, Final Report |
| | Indianapolis and Marion County |
| | Minneapolis |
| | San Francisco |
| | St. Paul |
| | Hawaii |
| | Illinois |
| | Illinois SB1279 |
| | Kansas |
| | Minnesota |
| | New York State |
| | Wisconsin |
| | Alameda |
| | Baltimore |
| | Cambridge |
| | Indianapolis |
| | Los Angeles County |
| | Los Angeles City Council |
| | Newark |
| | Philadelphia |
| | Certificate of Relief Disability Packet 1 |
| Chicago Urban League
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| | The Vicious CIrcle: Race, Prison, Jobs and the Community in Chicago, Illinois and the Nation
Dr. Paul Street, VIce President for Research and Planning, Chicago Urban League. October 2002.
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| | Navigating Reentry: The Experiences and Perceptions of Ex-Offenders Seeking Employment
Marcia Festen. Chicago Urban League. January 2002.
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| Justice Policy Institute
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| | Cellblocks or Classrooms?:The Funding of Higher Education and Corrections
Jason Ziedenberg, Associate Director and Vincent Schiraldi, President, Justice Policy Institute. August 2002.
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| | Cutting Correctly: One Year Later: State Budget Crises and Corrections Reform
Judith Greene and Vincent Schiraldi. Justice Policy Institute. February 2002.
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| Open Society Institute
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| | Changing Public Attitudes Toward the Criminal Justice System: Summary of Findings
Peter D. Hart Research Associates, Inc. for the Open Society Institute. February 2002.
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| | Covering Criminal Justice: A Resource Guide for Journalists-Volume II.
The Center on Crime, Communities and Culture and the Columbia Journalism Review. 2000.
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| | Education as Crime Prevention: Providing Education to Prisoners.
Research Brief, The Center for Crime, Communities and Culture. Occasional Paper Series, No. 2. September, 1997.
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| The Urban Institute
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| | Beyond the Prison Gates: The State of Parole in America
Jeremy Travis and Sarah Lawrence. Research Report,Urban Institute, Justice Policy Center. November 2002.
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| | 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.
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| | Prisoner Reentry in Perspective.
James Lynch and William Sabol. Crime Policy Report, Vol.3. Urban Institute, Justice Policy Center. September 2001
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| | 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.
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| Vera Institute of Justice
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| | 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.
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| | Balancing Punishment and Treatment Alternatives to Incarceration in NYC
Rachel Porter, Sophia Lee, and Mary Lutz. Vera Institute of Justice. May 2002.
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| | 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.
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| | Unintended Consequences of Incarceration.
Vera Institute of Justice. January 1996
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| Other
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| | 6/2/07-Focus Grand Opening Release |
| | 2006 Crime and Justice Index (CJI) |
| | Applying for an Illinois Driver's License or ID card |
| | Managing A Job-Retention Program for Ex-Offenders |
| | Chicago Tribune Article - 12/14/05 |
| | 1/2/2005 - Governor Blagojevich Marks One-Year Anniversary of |
| | 1/19/2005 - Safer Foundation Opens New Sheridan Correctional Center Satellite Office |
| | 09/15/05 - British Cabinet Minister visits Ready4Work Program |
| | 10/20/04 - B. Diane Williams Named by Attorney General Ashcroft to NIC Advisory Board |
| | Referrals Outside Chicago/Quad Cities |
| | Drugs, Crime and Consequences: Arrest and Incarceration in North Lawndale
Lisa McKean and Jody Raphael.Center for Impact Research. October 2002.
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| | Changing Minds: The Impact of College in a Maximum Security Prison.
Graduate Center of City University of New York and Women in Prison at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility. September 2001.
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