NCJ Number
9209
Journal
Federal Probation Volume: 36 Issue: 4 Dated: (DECEMBER 1972) Pages: 24-30
Date Published
1972
Length
7 pages
Annotation
EVOLUTION OF PROJECT RE-ENTRY, A MODEL PRE-RELEASE PREPARATION SERVICE CONDUCTED BY SUCCESSFUL EX-INMATES AT THE MASSACHUSETTS CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION IN NORFOLK.
Abstract
THE AIM OF PROJECT RE-ENTRY IS TO USE THE UNDERSTANDING AND EXPERIENCE OF SUCCESSFUL EX-OFFENDERS IN PREPARING INMATES FOR SUCCESSFUL ADJUSTMENT TO LIFE AFTER RELEASE FROM PRISON. PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED INCLUDED SCHEDULING THE MEETING TIMES TO THE AVAILABILITY OF THE EX-INMATES, MODIFYING PRISON SECURITY, AND RELAXING THE RULE AGAINST ASSOCIATING WITH EX-INMATES, WHO HAD AIDED EACH OTHER BOTH IN REGIONAL MEETINGS AND PERSONAL CONTACTS. THE PROJECT FINALLY EVOLVED INTO A SUCCESSFUL PRERELEASE COUNSELING SERVICE IN WHICH TWO EX-INMATES HOLD WEEKLY MEETINGS WITH AN INMATE WHO IS WITHIN THREE MONTHS OF THE PAROLE BOARD.