Preparing Prisoners for Employment: The Power of Small Rewards

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Thursday, May 21, 2009 03:49

Preparing Prisoners for Employment: The Power of Small Rewards

06.19.09manhattanA new report from the Manhattan Institute examines the successes of a residential prisoner re-entry program in Montgomery County, Maryland, which uses rewards such as later curfew and increased phone time as incentives to help former inmates get and keep jobs.

Click here to read the full report.

Use The Crime Report for more resources on Prisoner Re-Entry, Parole and Probation.

Read more about the report:

The Washington Post: "Halfway House Takes Sink or Swim Approach"

The Baltimore Sun: "Out of Jail and Into the Work Force"

Corrections Reporter: "Montgomery County's Re-Entry Program"

Associated Press: "Montgomery Co. Halfway House Praised as a Model"

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