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This report describes the process of prisoner reentry in Massachusetts by examining the trends in prison admissions and releases in the state, the characteristics of the state's released prisoners, the geographic distribution of prisoners returning to communities in Massachusetts, and the social and economic climates of the communities that are home to the highest numbers of returning prisoners. In addition to state prisoners, the report examines characteristics and release trends among Suffolk County inmates and juveniles in the custody of the Department of Youth Services. Conducted in conjunction with the National Governors Association's Prisoner Reentry State Policy Academy, the report consolidates existing data on incarceration and release trends and presents a new analysis of data on Massachusetts prisoners released in 2002. The data used in this report were derived from several sources, including the Massachusetts Department of Corrections, the Suffolk County Sheriff's Office, the Massachusetts Department of Youth Services, the Bureau of Justice Statistics, and the U.S. Census Bureau.

This report describes the process of prisoner reentry in Michigan by examining the trends in prison admissions and releases in the state, the characteristics of the state's released prisoners, the geographic distribution of prisoners returning to communities in Michigan, and the social and economic climates of the communities that are home to the highest numbers of returning prisoners. Conducted in conjunction with the National Governors Association's Prisoner Reentry State Policy Academy, the report consolidates existing data on incarceration and release trends and presents a new analysis of data on Michigan prisoners released in 2003. The data used in this report were derived from several sources, including the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC), the Bureau of Justice Statistics, and the U.S. Census Bureau.

This report describes the process of prisoner reentry in Virginia by examining the trends in prison admissions and releases in the state, the characteristics of the state's released prisoners, the geographic distribution of prisoners returning to communities in Virginia, and the social and economic climates of the communities that are home to the highest numbers of returning prisoners. Conducted in conjunction with the National Governors Association's Prisoner Reentry State Policy Academy, the report consolidates existing data on incarceration and release trends and presents a new analysis of data on Virginia prisoners released in 2003. The data used in this report were derived from several sources, including the Virginia Department of Corrections (VDOC), the Bureau of Justice Statistics, and the U.S. Census Bureau.

The number of people released from New Jersey prisons in 2002 was nearly four times the number released two decades ago. One-third of those released from prison in 2002 returned to two counties in the state, Essex and Camden, and many were even more concentrated within a few distressed neighborhoods. This report describes the process of prisoner reentry in New Jersey by examining the policy context surrounding reentry, the characteristics of New Jersey's returning inmates, the geographic distribution of returning prisoners, and the social and economic climates of the communities that are home to the highest concentrations of returning prisoners. [Note: PDF file is 7MB+ and may be slow to download depending on connection speeds]

The DC Children and Youth Investment Partnership is designed to build a sustainable collaboration that changes the way in which youth programs are designed, managed, and implemented in Washington, D.C. This report describes the Partnership and some of the challenges it faces based on our attendance at Partnership meetings, site visits, and interviews. We find evidence of progress in a number of areas including; 1) the creation and development of the Children and Youth Interagency Action Team (CYIAT), the steering committee for the Partnership; 2) the creation and development of the DC Children and Youth Investment Trust Corporation (CYITC), which supports community-based organizations (CBO’s) providing out-of-school-time services for youth; and 3) an expansion of the Aftercare program, which provides out-of-school-time services to DC youth through the Public School system Challenges we see, include the need for a centralized database on individual youth and a formal evaluation of the Partnership itself.

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