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Behavioral health problems, ex-offender reentry policies, and in "Second Chance Act"

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  • Pogorzelski, W.
  • Wolff, N.
  • Pan, K.-Y.
  • Blitz, C.L.

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The federal "Second Chance Act of 2005" calls for expanding reentry services for people leaving prison, yet existing policies restrict access to needed services for those with criminal records. We examined the interaction between individual-level characteristics and policy-level restrictions related to criminal conviction, and the likely effects on access to resources upon reentry, using a sample of prisoners with Axis I mental disorders (n = 3073). We identified multiple challenges related to convictions, including restricted access to housing, public assistance, and other resources. Invisible punishments embedded within existing policies were inconsistent with the call for second chances. Without modification of federal and state policies, the ability of reentry services to foster behavioral health and community reintegration is limited.

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  • Pogorzelski, W. & Wolff, N. & Pan, K.-Y. & Blitz, C.L., 2005. "Behavioral health problems, ex-offender reentry policies, and in "Second Chance Act"," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 95(10), pages 1718-1724.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2005.065805_9
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2005.065805
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    1. John Mbai Muthee & Scholastic M. Adeli & Francis O. Barasa, 2020. "Effects of the challenges facing re-entry of women ex-offenders in Nyeri County, Kenya," International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science (2147-4478), Center for the Strategic Studies in Business and Finance, vol. 9(4), pages 29-40, July.
    2. Cannonier, Colin & Galloway Burke, Monica & Mitchell, Ed, 2020. "The Impact of a Reentry and Aftercare Program on Recidivism," GLO Discussion Paper Series 732, Global Labor Organization (GLO).

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