What is the Impact of Releasing Inmates Back to Communities? - NIJ Publications Update
Office of Justice Programs sent this bulletin at 09/10/2014
Through the National Criminal Justice Reference Service, NIJ has made available the following final technical report (this report is the result of an NIJ-funded project but was not published by the U.S. Department of Justice):
Title: The Effect of Collateral Consequence Laws on State Rates of Returns to Prison (pdf, 181 pages)
Author: Tracy Sohoni
Abstract:
Formal restrictions on a person following arrest or conviction are referred to as “collateral consequence laws.” There is concern that many of these laws hinder reintegration of former inmates into their communities, increasing the likelihood of future crime. The author examines the effect of states’ collateral consequence laws on voting rights, access to public records, employment, public housing, public assistance, and driver’s licenses. The limitations in data collection and analysis restrict the validity of conclusions regarding the impact of these laws on states’ rates of returns to prison. Results of the analysis were mixed, suggesting that collateral consequence laws do not have a uniform impact across states.
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