+ Finding Work After Prison By Haley Beglau. + Overview Common barriers to employment: Homelessness Substance abuse Mental health issues Lack of training.

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+ Finding Work After Prison By Haley Beglau

+ Overview Common barriers to employment: Homelessness Substance abuse Mental health issues Lack of training and education Lack of employment history

+ Statistics and Information 650,000 people are released from American prisons each year Majority have not completed high school ¾ of them have a history of substance abuse More then 1/3 have a physical or mental disability USA spends over $60 billion in taxes each year

+ Type of ex-criminal Ex-prisoner: a person found guilty of a criminal offense and serving a sentence of imprisonment, usually a misdemeanor. Ex-felon: a person who has been convicted of a serious crime. Overall, it’s harder for ex-felon to get a job after prison.

+ Types of work after prison Manufacturing Warehousing and stock work Construction Lawn and tree maintenance Trades apprenticeship, ex. plumber t-of-companies-that-hire- felons/business-and- company-info t-of-companies-that-hire- felons/business-and- company-info

+ Educational System Education is a huge factor in aiding prisoners to receive a job outside of prison and in keeping them from returning Training Classes Lack of financial support

+ Resources Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO)

+ Video from CEO

+ References Health and incarceration. (2013, September). National Academies. Retrieved from Johnson, K. (2011, April 13). Study: Prisons failing to deter repeat criminals in 41 states. USA TODAY. Retrieved from Palmer, S. M. (2012). Postsecondary correctional education: Recognizing and overcoming barriers to success. Adult Learning, 23(4). Vulnerable populations. (2009). Prison Fellowship International. Retrieved from rights/vulnerable-populations Wynn, J. R. (2012). Inside Rikers: The social impact of mass incaceration in the twenty-first century. Judges' Journal, 51(4)