NGA Center for Best Practice’s Prisoner Reentry Policy Academy, made possible with funding from the JEHT Foundation, enables NGA Center to work with teams from five states with the goal of developing executive leadership and state policies around prisoner reentry. The most recent policy academy meeting was held August 6-7, 2007, in Washington, D.C.

During this academy meeting, states learned about current research and practice related to prisoner reentry and also received feedback on their state action plans from peers from other states, researcher, representatives from key federal agencies, and other experts. Participants were given time to interact with their peers and to work with their teams.

Resources:

Meeting Agenda

Presentations:

From Cells to Sidewalks: Best Practices in Re-entry for People with Mental Illness
Dan Abreu, Associate Director
National GAINS Center

Virginia Prisoner Reentry Policy Academy
Clyde Cristman, Deputy Secretary of Public Safety
Office of the Governor, Commonwealth of Virginia

Turning Our Attention to Families: A Natural Resource for Improving Reentry Outcomes
Margaret Dizerega, Senior Project Associate
Family Justice

FBCOs in Reentry at DOL: Learning to Leverage the Good Work of FBCOs
Scott Shortenhaus, Deputy Director
Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, U.S. Department of Labor