Integrating ex-prisoners in the local community

Ex-Prisoners Find a Home

THE LANGLEY HOUSE TRUST was formed in 1957 by members of Christian Teamwork who were concerned about the reform and rehabilitation of discharged prisoners. The Trustees are a solicitor, a barrister and three company directors, who had previously been concerned with prison visiting, membership of Discharged Prisoners Aid committees and helping individual ex-prisoners. They decided that the great...

Community reintegration of ex-prisoners: type and degree of change in variables influencing successful reintegration.

Community reintegration of ex-prisoners is an important issue in efforts to reduce recidivism. The present study examined the multiple, complex, and dynamic nature of variables influencing successful reintegration by assessing the type and degree of change in reintegration variables over time. Participants were 79 adult prisoners (54 male, 25 female) who completed a prerelease questionnaire 1 m...

Employment-Focused Programs for Ex-Prisoners

Attitudes of employers, corrective services workers, employment support workers, and prisoners and offenders towards employing ex-prisoners and ex-offenders

Attitudes of employers, corrective services workers, employment support workers, and prisoners and offenders towards employing ex-prisoners and ex-offenders. This is a project supported by a grant from the Criminology Research Council. The views expressed are the responsibility of the authors and are not necessarily those of the Council. Contents Acknowledgments i Introduction and Literature Re...

Prevalence of HIV infection among ex-prisoners in England.