Background The paper presents a systematic review and metasynthesis of findings from
qualitative evaluations of community reentry programs. The programs sought to engage …

Recent scholarship has affirmed the importance of overall health and wellbeing for people
exposed to incarceration. Specifically, researchers have begun to ascertain how physical …

Research on reentry for individuals with mental illnesses leaving jails and prisons lacks
outcome specificity and standardization needed to advance knowledge about the efficacy …

Emerging research has shown that the parole officer, much like friends and family, can be an
important source of social support for returning persons. While this body of literature is …

Prior work finds that the formerly incarcerated are at an elevated risk of homelessness.
However, studies disagree regarding how these individuals experience homelessness; …

Stable housing is a critical need for offenders at reentry and an urgent need for offenders
returning to rural communities. Stable housing provides a foundation for life changes …

Reentry interventions for persons with mental illness leaving prison have consisted primarily
of linkage to mental health services and have produced mixed results on psychiatric and …

Two studies examined housing discrimination against exonerees. In Study 1, we sent 1,203
emails inquiring about active apartment listings, each of which ostensibly came from an ex …

Introduction Correctional populations on opioid agonist treatment (OAT) experience adverse
outcomes upon community release. However, many factors impact post-release community …

It is widely understood that stable housing is a key element in the transition from prison to
the community. However, many persons under correctional supervision face substantial …