Re-Entry - The Second Chance Back into Society w/ Ernest Rucker Jr.

Although there are countless Re-Entry programs the question still remains, Does it work? There are a few mitigating factors that come into play with this subject...

1.) What does a re-entry program offer?

2.) How effective is the program and its staff?

3.) Does It work and if so for who?

These are some of the questions that will be answered by our esteamed panel. Call in to be apart of the life changing and life altering conversation... 347-855-8032 is the number..

We will also have a guest comentation from The City Post founder and Community Activist/Leader Lynda Gallashaw.

  The number of former prisoners returning to society has increased dramatically in recent decades, with more than 700,000 prisoners released from incarceration yearly. Research has shown that ex-prisoners are faced with a multitude of issues that make their reintegration into the community challenging. To assist offenders in their transition to their communities, considerable state and federal funds have been allocated for the development of reentry programs and initiatives. Reentry programs are very diverse both in the types of services that they provide for ex-offenders, and the treatment modalities that they employ in delivering these services. Despite the considerable number of reentry programs, little is known about their effectiveness.

The Second Chance Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-199) authorizes awarding federal grants to government agencies and nonprofit organizations to provide employment assistance, substance abuse treatment, housing, family programming, mentoring, victim support and other services to individuals returning to the community from prison or jail.