Other Re-entry Issues

Drug Control Policy Director Talks Prevention

July 16, 2010
Gil Kerlikowske, President Obama's National Director of Drug Control Policy, talks to NPR about the "war on drugs." Treatment is much more effective than incarceration, he says, and costs half as much.

Click below to listen to Gil Kerlikowske talk about his approach to drug policy with NPR's Michel Martin.

I'm a criminal and so are you

May 25, 2010
Michelle Alexander sees herself as a criminal and suggests that most of us are - though we may not have been caught breaking the law. Yet, we're still criminals, no better than many of those who've been branded felons for life. (CNN)
By Michelle Alexander, Special to CNN

VIDEO: Getting Out of Prison: Vanguard

March 25, 2010
Laura Ling, of Vanguard, follows several prisoners out of prison and the struggles and obstacles they face to be successful. (Vanguard)

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    • Oregon woman's struggles after prison show the nightmare that keeps on giving

    February 16, 2010
    This is a great piece by Steve Duin that epitomizes the challenges that formerly incarcerated people face upon release. If a woman with an MBA and a law degree can’t find a job . . . . how do you think it is for those without an education? (Oregonian)
    By Steve Duin, The Oregonian

    Smart Answers to Recidivism

    February 1, 2010
    Faced with soaring prison costs, states are finally focusing on policies that would help former prisoners stay out of jail after they are released. (New York Times Editorial)

    December 25, 2009

    Barb's Story-Part III

    December 7, 2009
    Beyond Barriers Program Director Patty Katz conducts her third and final interview with Barb Harris and her experiences in her transition out of prison.

    Interview by Patty Katz

    All sentences are for life - But the past shouldn’t be the first thing people see

    December 2, 2009
    Everyone needs to think hard about ways to reintegrate people with criminal records into society. We have the highest incarceration rate in the world, with 2.3 million people in federal, state or local prisons. Nearly all of them will be released some day. (Register Guard Editorial)


     

    New Act Addresses Consequences of Criminal Sentencing

    July 27, 2009
    A new Act will require the collection, in a single document, of all of the collateral sanctions and disqualifications contained in State statutes or administrative regulations. (Uniform Law Commission)

    A new act approved today by the Uniform Law Commission (ULC), a national law reform group, addresses the consequences of the conviction of a crime that are imposed by law in addition to direct pena

    Access Denied in Oregon

    June 30, 2009

    In 2005, Partnership for Safety and Justice began an intentional exploration of the range of civil barriers formerly incarcerated people face.

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