Reentry Resources

REENTRY AGENCIES 

NATIONAL REENTRY RESEARCH AND POLICY LIBRARY
A national clearinghouse of materials for attorneys, social service providers, and policy reform advocates on reentry and the consequences of criminal proceedings.
http://www.reentry.net

KEY RESOURCES

The Report of the Re-Entry Policy Council:  Charting the Safe and Successful Return of Prisoners to the Community, Council of State Governments Justice Center (2005) Part I of the Report of the Re-Entry Council enumerates many of the considerations and challenges that policymakers seeking to establish any new reentry program, policy, or practice must address to ensure that it has a solid foundation.
http://www.reentrypolicy.org/Report/TOC

Ready4Reentry:  Prisoner Reentry Toolkit for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, U.S. Department of Labor (2006).  This toolkit, based on the Ready4Work model, is a promising practices guide for small and medium sized faith-based and community organizations interested in starting or bolstering their reentry efforts.
http://www.reentrypolicy.org/jc_publications/reentry_partnerships_guide/Reentry_Partnership_Web.pdf

Voting After Criminal Conviction
The Brennan Center for Justice, New York.  View state-by-state map:
http://www.brennancenter.org/page/-/d/download_file_48642.pdf

MINISTRY DIRECTORIES

For Reentry Ministries in your state, please see Directory by Location

See National Ministries Directory for more Reentry Ministries.