Incarceration to Workforce Re-entry

Incarceration to Workforce Re-entry

Studies show that more than 60% of the formerly incarcerated stay unemployed one year after being released, and those who do get a job, earn 40% less than they did prior to jail. Anita Brown-Graham takes a look at a program designed to support re-entry into the workforce and to help them re-join their community. Generous support for this series is provided by UNC-School of Government and Civic Federal Credit Union.

On April 18, 2019, we hosted a Twitter chat on Incarceration to Workforce Re-Entry.

Digital Extras 1:Panel on Work Reentry

ncIMPACT hosts a panel on local reentry councils. Panelists include Vanessa James, Nicole Sullivan, and Daniel Bowes. Anita Brown-Graham hosts. Generous support for this series is provided by UNC-School of Government and Civic Federal Credit Union.

Digital Extras 2:Challenges with Reentry

ncIMPACT hosts a panel on work reentry after incarceration. Panelists include Vanessa James, Nicole Sullivan, and Daniel Bowes. Anita Brown-Graham hosts.

Digital Extras 3:Pitt County Reentry Council

In Pitt County, multiple stakeholders have come to the table to tackle this issue. We look at the impact of the Pitt County Reentry Council. The group pulls resources from all over the community and helps connect recently released individuals to those resources.

Digital Extras 4:Local Reentry Councils

ncIMPACT hosts a panel on local reentry councils. Panelists include Vanessa James, Nicole Sullivan, and Daniel Bowes. Anita Brown-Graham hosts.

Additional Resources

The eleventh episode of our new series on UNC-TV focuses on incarcerated individuals who have been released and are looking to re-enter the workforce. It highlights what organizations in Pitt County NC are doing to assist in re-entry. See below for additional resources on this topic.

• Allen, Courtney. “Pitt County group offers support during N.C. Reentry Week”.
• Couloute, Lucius and Daniel Kopf. “Out of Prison & Out of Work: Unemployment among formerly incarcerated people”.
• Council of State Government. 2013t. “Report of the Re-Entry Policy Council.” US Department of Labor and US Department of Health and Human Services. Accessed May 2019.
• “DPS to Establish Five New Reentry Councils to Help Former Inmates, Prevent Repeat Offenders”. North Carolina Department of Public Safety.
• Gelb, Adam & Tracy Velazquez. “The Changing State of Recidivism: Fewer People Going Back to Prison”.
• “Governor Cooper Proclaims April 23 – 27 as Reentry Week in North Carolina”. North Carolina Department of Public Safety.
• Guevara, Meghan and Enver Solomon. “Implementing Evidence-Based Policy and Practice in Community Corrections: Second Edition”.
• “History of Transition and Reentry Initiatives”. North Carolina Department of Public Safety.
• “Key Initiatives.” MeckNC.Gov.
• Life of NC, Life Empowerment Center. Program Services.
• Life of NC: Life Empowerment Center. “Success Story.” Accessed May 2019 .
• Morenoff, Jeffrey D, and David J. Harding. Incarceration, Prisoner Reentry, and Communities. (2014)
• North Carolina Department of Public Safety. “History of Transition and Reentry Initiatives.” Accessed May 2019.
• North Carolina Department of Public Safety. February 2018. “Governor Cooper Unveils State Reentry Action Plan.”
• North Carolina of Public Safety, Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice. February 2018. “North Carolina’s Reentry Action Plan”.
• “North Carolina Reentry Support.” Accessed May 2019.
• Rubin, John. Relief from a Criminal Conviction (2018) Edition UNC School of Government.
• Safe Street & Second Chances.  August 2018. “Pew Study Shows Evidence-Based Reforms Reduce Recidivism.”
• The United States Attorney’s Office Eastern District of North Carolina. “Reentry Program”. https://www.justice.gov/usao-ednc/reentry-program
• The Pew Centers on the State. April 2011. “State of Recidivism: The Revolving Door of Of American Prisons“.
• The Pew Charitable Trust Public Safety Performance Project. December 2008. Policy Framework to Strengthen Community Corrections.
• University of North Carolina School of Government. “Relief from a Criminal Conviction (2018 edition).” Accessed May 2019.
• University of North Carolina  School of Government. “What does C-Cat Do?” Accessed May 2019.
• United States Department of Justice. “Local governance Structure Overview.” Accessed May 2019.
• United States Department of Justice. “North Carolina: Local Entry Council Structure.”  Accessed May 2019.
• “What if I have a criminal record?” PittCountyNC.gov.
• WITN. April 2019. “Former prisons can seek reentry resources at Pitt County Courthouse through Thursday.”