Inmate reentry, the transition from life in a prison
or jail to life in the community, has profound implications
for public spending and public safety.
In November 2005, the NIJ/Harvard University Webcast
series explored the challenges prisoners face reintegrating
into society.
“Prisoner Reentry: Facing the Challenges of
Returning Home” tapped the knowledge and experience
of key leaders in reentry research and program development,
highlighted housing programs designed to assist returning
prisoners, and discussed the resulting policy changes
for lawmakers.
Speakers included:
- Jeremy Travis, president
of the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, author
of But They Came Back: Facing the Challenges of Prisoner
Reentry, and former NIJ Director.
- Terry Donahue, associate
director of the Community Capacity Development Office,
U.S. Department of Justice.
- Georgia Lerner, associate
executive director for program operations at the Women’s
Prison Association.
Produced by Harvard University’s Ash Institute for
Democratic Governance and Innovation, NIJ, and OJP, the
NIJ/Harvard Webcast series focuses on innovations in public
safety. Multimedia presentations of all sessions and announcements
of future programs can be found on the Ash
Institute’s Government Innovators Network Web site.
