The New Jersey Institute for Social Justice is a non-partisan urban research and advocacy organization founded in 1999 by the Amy and Alan V. Lowenstein Foundation. Based in Newark, the Institute promotes the development of economically healthy and vibrant urban communities and challenges practices and policies that prevent urban New Jersey from achieving its full potential.
Click here for more info on the Institute's Reentry Initiative, as well as its other programs and publications: www.njisj.orgNew Jersey Prisoner Reentry Fact Sheet
The New Jersey Institute
For Social Justice, Inc.
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WELCOME!
We are pleased to present the first edition of the New Jersey Reentry Digest. This electronic publication
is intended to disseminate information about prisoner reentry issues in New Jersey, as well as national
information about reentry of interest to those in the state. We will be distributing it every other week,
and intend to include substantive information of relevance to policy makers, practitioners, community
members, and others interested in understanding and improving the way that our state addresses how individuals
make the transition from prison to home. We welcome your comments and feedback, particularly as we refine
it over the first several issues to make it of the greatest possible use to you.
The New Jersey Reentry Digest is hosted by the New Jersey Institute for
Social Justice, and grows out of the work of the New Jersey Reentry Roundtable, which the Institute
co-sponsored with the New Jersey Public Policy Research Institute in 2002 and 2003. The Roundtable
brought together policymakers, researchers, community and faith-based organizations, business leaders,
service providers and other stakeholders to take a comprehensive and clear-eyed look at prisoner reentry
in the state. Consistent with the mission of the Roundtable, the goal of the New Jersey Reentry Digest
is to improve public understanding of policies, programs, research, and other critical matters
relevant to prisoner reentry with the objective of reducing recidivism, increasing public safety,
and strengthening families and communities.
Save the Date...
March 18th Reentry Conference at Seton Hall
Law School
"The Civil Consequences of Criminal Convictions: Issues for Policy and Practice in New Jersey."
This one-day conference, co-sponsored by NJISJ and Seton Hall Law School, will address the civil
penalties imposed as the result of criminal convictions - penalties that restrict employment, civil
rights, immigration status, and access to housing, education and public benefits. This event will
include a morning symposium addressing policy and practice reform, followed by an afternoon training session
to provide practical strategies to help frontline advocates and service providers assist clients affected
by civil sanctions. For more information and to register for the conference, go to
conference summary and registration
or contact Rita Simmons at (973)624-9400 x10 or email rsimmons@njisj.org
by March 14, 2005.
New Release:
Report of the Reentry Policy Council
The bipartisan Reentry Policy Council of the Council of State Governments has just released its final
report, following two years of work by key leaders from communities around the country, as well as local, state
and the federal government. The report provides extensive analysis of every dimension of reentry and
presents hundreds of recommendations for both the public and private sectors. Get the report at
http://www.reentrypolicy.org/
Future editions of this digest will include:
- Summaries of pending legislation of interest to the reentry community;
- Reports, fact sheets and other policy papers; and
- Relevant local and national news and information
We're still under construction, so tell us if you like this digest and how we can make it better!
Your colleagues can subscribe by sending an email with their name, email
address and affiliation (if any) to ReentryListserv@njisj.org.
If you have received this in error and would like to unsubscribe from this listserv, send an
email with the word unsubscribe in the subject line to ReentryListserv@njisj.org.
Thank you.
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