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Smart Answers to Recidivism
The New York Times Editorial
December 24, 2009
Faced with soaring prison costs, states are finally focusing on policies that would help former prisoners stay out of jail after they are released. Some legislatures are reshaping laws that land parolees back inside for technical violations that should be dealt with on the outside. More than a dozen cities and counties have taken steps that make it easier for qualified ex-offenders to land government jobs, except in education and law enforcement and other sensitive areas from which people with convictions are normally barred by law.
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"It was life changing. When I look at all of the things I’ve been through in my childhood and what I saw my peers go through, for me to be here is almost a miracle. Last year, I didn’t know where I was going to be. I was born in Newark and it’s good to think I will get a chance to actually work in Newark, to sit back and watch the things I'm helping to build the city.“
Roscoe Houston
- an N/ECCC Graduate
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