EXCEL (EX-OFFENDERS' COORDINATED EMPLOYMENT LIFELINE) IN INDIANA - PROGRAM OF THE INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION - EIGHTEEN MONTH REPORT, AUGUST 1971 JANUARY 1973

• NCJ Number: 13682
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 96 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: Palmer-Paulson Associates Inc
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Program/Project Evaluation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

DESCRIBES AND EVALUATES INDIANA PROGRAM IN WHICH BUSINESSES IN INDIANA HIRE EX-OFFENDERS.

Abstract

A REVIEW OF ATTAINMENT OF FIRST YEAR PROGRAM INDICATES ACCOMPLISHMENTS SUCH AS 357 PLEDGED JOB OPENINGS FOR EX-OFFENDERS, SEVERAL RELEASEES AND PAROLEES HIRED, AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SEVERAL TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES. MANY OF THE GOALS FOR THE SECOND YEAR INVOLVED AN EXPANSION OF FIRST YEAR GOALS. INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATING IN THE PRE-RELEASE PROGRAM ARE INTERVIEWED AND SELECTED FOR THE LIMITED CLASSES. DURING THE 30-DAY PERIOD OF ENROLLMENT, INVENTORY OF AN INMATE'S BACKGROUND, WORK EXPERIENCE, AND OCCUPATIONAL INTEREST IS TAKEN. UPON NEARING COMPLETION OF PRE-RELEASE, THE INFORMATION IS FORWARDED TO THE RESPECTIVE FIELD OFFICE FOR CONTINUED EFFORTS TOWARD JOB PLACEMENT. THE CONTRACTUAL PRIORITY IS WITH WORK RELEASEES AND STATE PAROLEES, AND THE PRE-RELEASE PROGRAM WAS ADDED TO SERVE THE INDIANA REFORMATORY. THE PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDES COUNSELING SERVICES. A STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE SUCCESS OF THE PROGRAM IS PRESENTED, FOLLOWED BY APPENDIXES WHICH CONTAIN LETTERS AND NEWSPAPER ARTICLES ON THE PROGRAM.