Supporting Successful Prisoner Reentry

A short, easy to read set of guidelines intended to help incarcerated and newly freed African-American men (a) learn how to most productively do their time while in prison (b) know what to expect once they are released (c) understand that entrepreneurship and self-employment is what their long-term focus should be on instead of a job, and (d) understand the importance of stable relationships and how they aid in successful re-entry.

This weekly planning and implementation journal assists ex-offenders in dealing with key transition issues during their first 99 days in the free world. It requires users to specify three major objectives each week, identify specific supporting daily activities, anticipate related outcomes, evaluate their progress at the end of each week, and make key adjustments for the next week.

Addressing the whole re-entry process from beginning to end, this book is "must" reading for anyone preparing to re-enter the free world. It's also an ideal book for friends, loved ones, and supporters as well as those who are already on the outside but need better guidance on how they can jump-start their new life…and stay out for good!

This book explains how to use your past life experience, your skills, and your passions to start your own business. Practical steps and inspiring real life examples are provided, and a step by step plan to help you start a business. A book for the offender, ex-offender, person at risk to offend, person living in crime, or the families of any of these groups so they can learn the steps to support themselves in a meaningful way, apart from crime.

A step-by-step approach written specifically for ex-offenders that will take you through the process of finding a job. We offer tips and techniques to help you be more effective and give you the encouragement you need to reach your final goal—a job that is a good fit for you and the employer.

This guide will help ex-prisoners and their families by providing important information you can use to find employment plus it explains background checks, how to deal with a conviction during an interview and much more that will help you after your release from jail or prison.

Jam-packed with essential personal, job search, and employability information for transitioning to the world of work. Covers assessment, motivation, applications, resumes, interviews, salaries, and job offers. Includes key life skills information on education, attitudes, housing, transportation, health, finances, and community services. Ideal street-level transition guide for ex-offenders.

This book introduces the concept of the “30/30 Job Search™”,” which has been successfully used by thousands of job placement clients. It outlines a powerful 30-day program for job hunters who seek satisfying employment opportunities within 30 miles of any location in the United States. The authors reveal how anyone with a stable work history and marketable skills can quickly find a job close to home by using an arsenal of unconventional job search strategies and techniques that get the attention of prospective employers.