Social Inequality and County-Level Correlates of State Prison Releases and Releases from Community Supervision

Ronald Helms, S. E. Costanza and Ricky S. Gutierrez

International Journal of Social Science Research, 2016, vol. 4, issue 1, 167-194

Abstract: Prisoner reentry is an important contemporary policy concern as many ex-convicts reenter communities uneducated and unprepared to compete in local labor markets. This study uses data from the 2003 National Corrections Reporting Program (NCRP) for the states of California, Illinois and Washington to examine contextual correlates of reentry patterns. The analyses reveal systematic correlates of releases from both incarceration and community supervision that highlight a diverse array of difficulties for offenders returning to their home community. The results of this study underscore the often-difficult transitions facing reentering offenders and support policy implications for those who oversee reentry processes.

Keywords: reentry; offender; punishment; probation; parole (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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