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| Released Native Americans To Get Help |
| By greenbaypressgazette.com |
| Published: 12/09/2010 |
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ONEIDA — A new program that has the support of Wisconsin tribes is aimed at supporting Native Americans released from prison in an effort to reduce the chance they commit future crimes. The Wisconsin Indian Tribal Community Reintegration Program is set to launch in January. Officials plan to fund the program with a $287,000 federal grant, as well as a projected $125,000 from state resources. Officials plan to coordinate services for motivated inmates about six to eight months before they are released. The hope is to have a job and housing set up for their return to society. The program also will link convicted felons with resources and create services if there is a need, said Ada Deer, former assistant secretary for the Bureau of Indian Affairs in the U.S. Department of the Interior. The Oneida-based program will reach out to inmates statewide, she said. Read More. |
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