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Reintegration in Ontario: Practices, Priorities, and Effective Models
Author(s): The John Howard Society, William O'Grady, Ryan Lafleur
Publication Date: 2016
The reintegration of individuals exiting correctional facilities (hereafter “releasees”) in Ontario into the larger community has widespread implications for those being released, their families, and the broader society. While many releasees are in need of reintegrative supports, they often struggle to find stable housing, employment and/or educational opportunities, and access to necessary social, physical, and mental health services. Not only a...
Inmate Reintegration: Current Practices, Challenges, and Explanations
Author(s): Rebekah Aloisio, Ryan Lafleur, Bill O’Grady
Organization: John Howard Society of Ontario; The Association for Effective Reintegration in Ontario (A. E. R. O.)
Publication Date: 2014
Successfully reintegrating individuals released from correctional facilities back into communities is a complex process that requires greater attention from society. Both in Canada and abroad, more ex-offenders are being released from prison only to find themselves unprepared for life on the outside as many lack stable housing, suffer from mental illness, have few job skills to secure basic employment, and all are marked with a criminal record....