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| National thought leaders to pilot prisoner reentry project in Milwaukee |
| By biztimes.com- Erica Breunlin |
| Published: 01/22/2015 |
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Along with one other site, Milwaukee has been selected from a national pool of 25 applicants to serve as a testing ground for a pilot project aiming to better aid former prisoners with workforce reentry. Potter The Integrated Reentry and Employment Strategies Pilot Project, rolling out in both Milwaukee County and Philadelphia County (in Pennsylvania), is being spearheaded by the National Reentry Resource Center, an initiative of the Council of State Governments Justice Center. The NRRC, established under the federal Second Chance Act, exists to provide broad-based education on best practices for improving prison reentry to the field, according to Phoebe Potter, director of the behavioral health program at the CGS Justice Center, a national nonprofit that hones strategies to reinforce public safety. Read More. |
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