Frequently
Asked Questions
General Questions
What is reentry?
Reentry is the "process of managing the transition from the status of ‘imprisoned
offender’ to the status of ‘released ex-offender’" (But They All Come
Back: Rethinking Prisoner Reentry, NIJ, 2000).
Research indicates that proper management of reentry needs—such as job
skills, addiction treatment, and health care—could reduce the crime rate and
recidivism, and that the corresponding decrease in the inmate population would
result in considerable cost savings at all levels of government.
How many offenders are released each year?
According to the most recent figures from the Bureau of Justice Statistics
(BJS), 571,000 offenders were released from State prison in 2000, a 41-percent
increase over the 405,400 offenders that were released in 1990. For more information,
go to the BJS Web site.
If you have a question about reentry, please e-mail us at askreentry@ncjrs.gov.
Questions About OJP’s Serious and Violent Offender Reentry Initiative
What is the purpose of the initiative?
The purpose of this initiative is to assist in the creation
of prototypical reentry systems that
address both juvenile and adult offender populations in all three phases
of reentry: institutional readiness, community reentry, and stabilization.
These systems should be designed for replication throughout
the jurisdiction
What is the overall goal of the initiative?
The overall goal of the initiative is to enhance public
safety by reducing recidivism in juvenile and adult offender populations. This
goal will be accomplished through development
of a strategy that guides the return of
these offenders back to the community and that
ensures their access to an array of existing institutional
and community resources, pursuant to a detailed
plan created from a thorough assessment of their risk
to public safety and individual needs.
What is the target population?
The target population includes serious and violent/high-risk offenders (juvenile
and/or adult) who have been incarcerated in post-adjudicatory institutions,
such as prisons and training schools, and who are considered to be at high
risk of recidivism.
Will there be another funding opportunity this year?
Because FY 2002 grant awards for the Serious and Violent Offender Reentry
Initiative were for a 3-year program period, the Justice Department does
not anticipate another round of funding for new reentry programs in FY 2003.
For information on other funding opportunities, check the "Federal & National
Resources" section of this Web site, which has links to the Web
sites of the federal partners involved in the initiative.
For more questions and answers about the Serious and Violent Offender Reentry
Initiative, go to our archive of questions from the field.
If you have a question about the Serious and Violent Offender Reentry Initiative,
please e-mail us at askreentry@ncjrs.gov.
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