City Paper: Local D.C. Courts Acquitted Him, But He Still Went to Prison
Advocates say the District's federally controlled parole system needs reform.
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Norton Introduces Bills to Remove Halfway House Subsistence Fees and Co-pays for Federal Inmates…
April 29, 2019
Contact: Jack Miller
Norton Introduces Bills to Remove Halfway House Subsistence Fees and Co-pays for Federal Inmates During Second Chance Month
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In recognition of Second Chance Month, which is in…
Councilmember Robert White Works with the Bowser Administration to Improve Support for Returning…
For Immediate Release: April 15, 2019
Contact: Rita D. Lewis, Communications Director
Councilmember Robert White Works with the BowserAdministration to Improve Support for Returning Citizens
Today, At-Large Councilmember Robert…
Mayor Bowser Expands READY Center Services to Returning Citizens from the Federal Bureau of Prisons
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
April 12, 2019
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Gloria Martinez (MORCA)
Olivia Dedner (DMPSJ)
Keena Blackmon (DOC)
Mayor Bowser Expands READY Center Services to Returning Citizens from the Federal…
Washington Informer: Returning Citizens Embrace Core DC
District residents are heavily debating the merits of a new halfway house in the city instead of staying with the present facility, and many returning-citizens activists want change.
Jack Brown in The Post: Reentry centers play a crucial role in helping ex-inmates — and their…
Despite a hot jobs market, Washington and the nation are confronting a quiet employment crisis: legions of formerly incarcerated individuals who have little or no hope of becoming productive members of society because of fears, prejudices…
Mayor Bowser Launches the READY Center, Connecting Returning Citizens To Housing, Employment, and…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
February 12, 2019
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Keena Blackmon (DOC)
Mayor Bowser Launches the READY Center, Connecting Returning Citizens To Housing, Employment, and Other Critical Programs
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The Hoya: Georgetown Launches Inmate Re-Entry and Education Program
Washington, D.C. residents released from local correctional facilities are eligible for an academic and employment-centered fellowship program.
City Paper: Family Ties Inspire Robert White’s Policies Helping Returning Citizens
On the day Michael White walked into a D.C. courtroom, his brother, Robert White Jr., walked into a classroom.
Kevin Smith in The Post: More broken promises on returning citizens
On July 12, 2016, the D.C. Council passed the Incarceration to Incorporation Entrepreneurship Program Act to provide business planning and related training, college courses in entrepreneurship, apprenticeship training, leadership and…