Re-entry Programs

Some "Smart on Crime" Reforms that are Working

December 7, 2011

Necessitated by harsh economic times and encouraged by declines in crime rates, a number of states have made significant strides in reducing the number of people in prisons and jails and cutting spending while maintaining public safety.

Article by Denise Welch

Empowering Families & Changing the Future: The Center for Family Success

December 7, 2011

PSJ’s Caylor Roling sat down to chat with Glenna Hayes, Director of Center for Family Success (and long-time PSJ member), about how the Center helps families who have been involved with the criminal justice system be successful.

PSJ’s Caylor Roling sat down to chat with Glenna Hayes, Director of Center for Family Success (and long-time PSJ member), about how the Center helps families who have been involve

Oregon taxpayers will spend $1.3 billion on prisons -- and it won't be enough

July 6, 2011

Oregon is spending more money than ever on the state prison system, but it won't be enough. And the state will be adding nearly 1,500 prisoners over the next four years. PSJ thinks spending more on prison cells while cutting programs that can prevent crime is the wrong approach.

Former Inmates Trained to Start Businesses

June 7, 2011

Coffee Creek Correctional Facility, Oregon-- A course called Lifelong Information For Entrepreneurs, or LIFE, is providing women inmates the skills to start their own small businesses after they are released (NPR).

Female Prison Inmates Trained To Start Businesses

Finding Jobs for Ex-Offenders

May 9, 2011

Brenda Palms Barber, Chicago's Queen of Second Chances, is dedicated to finding jobs for former prison inmates. But when the nonprofit she runs couldn't overcome employers' resistance to bringing on ex-offenders, she spun out a business so she could hire them herself. (Inc.)

Finding Jobs for Ex-offenders

Right on Crime: The Conservative Movement Towards Criminal Justice Reform

April 15, 2011

PSJ Executive Director David Rogers examines the "Right on Crime" movement - conservative politicians and others who are newly calling for criminal justice reform, finally agreeing that we can no longer afford unlimited spending on prisons and incarceration as the #1 answer to public safety.

by David Rogers

The City of Roses Resource Fair at Pioneer Courthouse Square

August 3, 2010

PSJ was one of the organizations providing information and resources at the City of Roses Resource Fair in Pioneer Courthouse Square, an day-long event full of music and information for folks re-entering their communities after having been in prison or for those who are homeless.

Making the Road by Walking It – Ten Years on the Road with PSJ

April 23, 2010

Take a look back with us at our first 10 years as an organization, starting with our founding as Western Prison Project in 1999, and refresh your memory about or learn about the road we've traveled to become the Partnership for Safety and Justice, an organization with a holistic vision for reform.

Article by Caylor Roling