Reentry Links
The links below connect to many, but not all, organizations that work - directly or indirectly - on issues related to prisoner reentry. It is intended to offer a centralized starting point and reference for policymakers and practitioners interested in reaching more information on reentry.
The views expressed by the organizations on this list are not necessarily the views of the Justice Center, and inclusion - or omission - does not indicate an endorsement or sanction. To suggest an organization for inclusion, please contact us at editors@reentrypolicy.org.
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Law Enforcement
Police at the Prison Gates: Law Enforcement and Prisoner Reintegration
Prisoner reentry has significant implications for both former prisoners and the welfare and safety of the communities to which they return. Panelists focused on the increasing role that police departments are playing in reentry.
National District Attorney's Association
NDAA's mission is "to be the voice of America's prosecutors and to support their efforts to protect the rights and safety of the people."
National Sheriffs' Association
The National Sheriffs' Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to raising the level of professionalism among those in the criminal justice field. Through the years, NSA has been involved in numerous programs to enable sheriffs, their deputies, chiefs of police, and others in the field of criminal justice to perform their jobs in the best possible manner and to better serve the people of their city/counties or jurisdictions
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services
The COPS Office was created as a result of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994. As a component of the Justice Department, the mission of the COPS Office is to advance community policing in jurisdictions of all sizes across the country
International Association of Chiefs of Police
The International Association of Chiefs of Police is the world's oldest and largest nonprofit membership organization of police executives, with over 20,000 members in over 89 different countries. IACP's leadership consists of the operating chief executives of international, federal, state and local agencies of all sizes.
Police Executive Research Forum
The Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) is a national membership organization of progressive police executives from the largest city, county and state law enforcement agencies. PERF is dedicated to improving policing and advancing professionalism through research and involvement in public policy debate.
Jails
The American Jail Association (AJA) is a national, nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting those who work in and operate our nation’s jails
National District Attorney's Association
NDAA's mission is "to be the voice of America's prosecutors and to support their efforts to protect the rights and safety of the people."
National Sheriffs' Association
The National Sheriffs' Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to raising the level of professionalism among those in the criminal justice field. Through the years, NSA has been involved in numerous programs to enable sheriffs, their deputies, chiefs of police, and others in the field of criminal justice to perform their jobs in the best possible manner and to better serve the people of their city/counties or jurisdictions
American Corrections Association
The ACA serves all disciplines within the corrections profession, and is dedicated to excellence in every aspect of the field.
Association of State Correctional Administrators
ASCA is dedicated to the improvement of correctional services and practices.
National Commission on Correctional Health Care
The mission of the National Commission on Correctional Health Care is to improve the quality of health care in jails, prisons and juvenile confinement facilities.
Courts
The American Jail Association (AJA) is a national, nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting those who work in and operate our nation’s jails
National Sheriffs' Association
The National Sheriffs' Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to raising the level of professionalism among those in the criminal justice field. Through the years, NSA has been involved in numerous programs to enable sheriffs, their deputies, chiefs of police, and others in the field of criminal justice to perform their jobs in the best possible manner and to better serve the people of their city/counties or jurisdictions
National Center for State Courts
Through original research, consulting services, publications, and national educational programs, NCSC offers solutions that enhance court operations with the latest technology; collects and interprets the latest data on court operations nationwide; and provides information on proven "best practices" for improving court operations.
Prisons
American Corrections Association
The ACA serves all disciplines within the corrections profession, and is dedicated to excellence in every aspect of the field.
Association of State Correctional Administrators
ASCA is dedicated to the improvement of correctional services and practices.
National Commission on Correctional Health Care
The mission of the National Commission on Correctional Health Care is to improve the quality of health care in jails, prisons and juvenile confinement facilities.
Community Corrections
Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency Reentry Resources
Veterans' Program Jail Project: Veterans' Incarcerated Project (V.I.P.)
V.I.P. is a "fast track" effort to help Veterans recently released from, or currently incarcerated within the King County Correctional Facility system. A full array of on-site and referral sources are available including services for family members.
Police at the Prison Gates: Law Enforcement and Prisoner Reintegration
Prisoner reentry has significant implications for both former prisoners and the welfare and safety of the communities to which they return. Panelists focused on the increasing role that police departments are playing in reentry.
American Probation and Parole Association
The American Probation and Parole Association (APPA) is at the vanguard in exploring issues relevant to the field of community-based corrections. APPA provides training and technical assistance, clearinghouse services and advocacy.
Juveniles
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) provides national leadership, coordination, and resources to prevent and respond to juvenile delinquency and victimization. OJJDP supports states and communities in their efforts to develop and implement effective and coordinated prevention and intervention programs and to improve the juvenile justice system so that it protects public safety, holds offenders accountable, and provides treatment and rehabilitative services tailored to the needs of juveniles and their families.
Office of Youth Services (US Department of Labor)
To prepare youth for the 21st century workforce, the Employment and Training Administration, Office of Workforce Investment, Division of Youth Services coordinates youth workforce development investments.
People with Mental Illnesses
Veterans' Program Jail Project: Veterans' Incarcerated Project (V.I.P.)
V.I.P. is a "fast track" effort to help Veterans recently released from, or currently incarcerated within the King County Correctional Facility system. A full array of on-site and referral sources are available including services for family members.
Criminal Justice / Mental Health Consensus Project
The Criminal Justice / Mental Health Consensus Project is an unprecedented, national effort coordinated by the Council of State Governments (CSG) to help local, state, and federal policymakers and criminal justice and mental health professionals improve the response to people with mental illness who become involved in, or are at risk of involvement in, the criminal justice system.
National Association of State Mental Health Directors
The National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD) organizes to reflect and advocate for the collective interests of State Mental Health Authorities and their directors at the national level.
Sex Offenders
Center for Sex Offender Management
The goal of the Center for Sex Offender Management (CSOM) is to enhance public safety by preventing further victimization through improving the management of adult and juvenile sex offenders who are in the community. The Center for Sex Offender Management is sponsored by the Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice, in collaboration with the National Institute of Corrections, State Justice Institute, and the American Probation and Parole Association.
Colorado Office of Domestic Violence and Sex Offender Management
The Office of Domestic Violence and Sex Offender Management (ODVSOM) is part of the Division of Criminal Justice, under the command of the Colorado Department of Public Safety and administers the Domestic Violence and Sex Offender Management Boards and their respective legislatively mandated work. The Sex Offender Management Board (SOMB) was charged to develop standards and guidelines for the evaluation, treatment, and behavioral monitoring of sex offenders. SOMB's efforts are focused toward developing a basis for systematic management and treatment of adult and juvenile sex offenders. The Standards and Guidelines for the Assessment, Evaluation, Treatment, and Behavioral Monitoring of Adult Sex Offenders were created in 1996. The primary goal of these standards is to improve community safety and protect citizens. The standards were revised in 1998 and 1999. The standards are based on the best practices known today for managing and treating sex offenders.
Women
WPA is a service and advocacy organization committed to helping women with criminal justice histories realize new possibilities for themselves and their families.
National Women's Prison Project
The NWPP embraces women returning home while providing needed survival skills in a holistic approach to the "invisible" female offender population. This comprehensive reentry model was designed by an exoffender in collaboration with resources in the community.
Office on Violence Against Women, US Department of Justice
The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) handles the Department’s legal and policy issues regarding violence against women, coordinated Departmental efforts, provided national and international leadership, received international visitors interested in learning about the federal government’s role in addressing violence against women, and responded to requests for information regarding violence against women.
Families and Communities
HHS Responsible Fatherhood Initiative
National Resource Center on Children and Families of the Incarcerated (NRCCFI)
Prison Fellowship International
The mission of Prison Fellowship is to mobilise and assist the Christian community in its ministry to prisoners, ex-prisoners, victims, and their families; and in the advancement of restorative justice.
Center for Law and Social Policy
CLASP is a nonprofit public policy and advocacy organization. We conduct research, policy analysis, technical assistance, and advocacy on issues related to economic security and family stability for low-income parents, children, and youth.
Family Justice assists government and communities by providing direct services, testing new methodology that promotes change, delivering training and consulting to encourage use of its methods, and serving as a resource for both the criminal justice field and the general public.
National Women's Prison Project
The NWPP embraces women returning home while providing needed survival skills in a holistic approach to the "invisible" female offender population. This comprehensive reentry model was designed by an exoffender in collaboration with resources in the community.
New Jersey Institute for Social Justice
The New Jersey Institute for Social Justice is a Newark-based urban research and advocacy organization dedicated to the advancement of New Jersey's urban areas and residents. See also: The Second Chance Campaign of New Jersey
Health
Veterans' Program Jail Project: Veterans' Incarcerated Project (V.I.P.)
V.I.P. is a "fast track" effort to help Veterans recently released from, or currently incarcerated within the King County Correctional Facility system. A full array of on-site and referral sources are available including services for family members.
US Department of Health and Human Services
Criminal Justice / Mental Health Consensus Project
The Criminal Justice / Mental Health Consensus Project is an unprecedented, national effort coordinated by the Council of State Governments (CSG) to help local, state, and federal policymakers and criminal justice and mental health professionals improve the response to people with mental illness who become involved in, or are at risk of involvement in, the criminal justice system.
National Association of State Mental Health Directors
The National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD) organizes to reflect and advocate for the collective interests of State Mental Health Authorities and their directors at the national level.
Centers for Disease Control - Correctional Health Resources
The mission of this website is to foster collaboration between public health organizations and the criminal justice system by providing information on correctional health care issues to health care providers, the people they serve, and the general public.
National Commission on Correctional Health Care
The mission of the National Commission on Correctional Health Care is to improve the quality of health care in jails, prisons and juvenile confinement facilities.
Housing
Veterans' Program Jail Project: Veterans' Incarcerated Project (V.I.P.)
V.I.P. is a "fast track" effort to help Veterans recently released from, or currently incarcerated within the King County Correctional Facility system. A full array of on-site and referral sources are available including services for family members.
Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University
The Joint Center for Housing Studies is Harvard University's center for information and research on housing in the United States. The Joint Center analyzes the dynamic relationships between housing markets and economic, demographic, and social trends, providing leaders in government, business, and the non-profit sector with the knowledge needed to develop effective policies and strategies.
National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials
The National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO) is the leading housing and community development advocate for the provision of adequate and affordable housing and strong, viable communities for all Americans—particularly those with low- and moderate-incomes. Our members administer HUD programs such as Public Housing, Section 8, CDBG and HOME.
Rural Housing Service, US Department of Agriculture
As a part of USDA Rural Development, our mission is to improve the quality of life in rural areas.
The Council of Large Public Housing Authorities
The Council of Large Public Housing Authorities is a national non-profit organization that works to preserve and improve public and affordable housing through advocacy, research, policy analysis and public education.
US Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD's mission is to increase homeownership, support community development and increase access to affordable housing free from discrimination.
Corporation for Supportive Housing
The Corporation for Supportive Housing aims to help communities create permanent housing with services to prevent and end homelessness. CSH is a member of Reentry Policy Council
Interagency Council on Homelessness
Congress established the Interagency Council on Homelessness in 1987 with the passage of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act. The Council is responsible for providing Federal leadership for activities to assist homeless families and individuals.
National Alliance to End Homelessness
The National Alliance to End Homelessness is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to mobilize the nonprofit, public and private sectors of society in an alliance to end homelessness. The Alliance represents a united effort to address the root causes of homelessness and challenge society's acceptance of homelessness as an inevitable by-product of American life.
National Coalition for the Homeless
The National Coalition for the Homless focuses its work in the areas of housing justice, economic justice, healthcare justice, and civil and voting rights. The coalition works through grassroots organizing, public education, policy advocacy, technical assistance, and partnerships
Public Safety
Police at the Prison Gates: Law Enforcement and Prisoner Reintegration
Prisoner reentry has significant implications for both former prisoners and the welfare and safety of the communities to which they return. Panelists focused on the increasing role that police departments are playing in reentry.
The American Jail Association (AJA) is a national, nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting those who work in and operate our nation’s jails
National Sheriffs' Association
The National Sheriffs' Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to raising the level of professionalism among those in the criminal justice field. Through the years, NSA has been involved in numerous programs to enable sheriffs, their deputies, chiefs of police, and others in the field of criminal justice to perform their jobs in the best possible manner and to better serve the people of their city/counties or jurisdictions
American Corrections Association
The ACA serves all disciplines within the corrections profession, and is dedicated to excellence in every aspect of the field.
American Probation and Parole Association
The American Probation and Parole Association (APPA) is at the vanguard in exploring issues relevant to the field of community-based corrections. APPA provides training and technical assistance, clearinghouse services and advocacy.
Association of State Correctional Administrators
ASCA is dedicated to the improvement of correctional services and practices.
Substance Abuse
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration
National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors
The National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors, Inc. (NASADAD) is a private, not-for-profit educational, scientific, and informational organization. The Association was originally incorporated in 1971 to serve State Drug Agency Directors, and then in 1978 the membership was expanded to include State Alcoholism Agency Directors.
Victims
This online database of victim rights information was developed by the National Center for Victims of Crime with support from Office for Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. It includes resources and standard definitions, and will later offer links to state victim statutes, attorney general opinions, and more.
National Center for Victims of Crime
The mission of the National Center for Victims of Crime is to forge a national commitment to help victims of crime rebuild their lives. We are dedicated to serving individuals, families, and communities harmed by crime.
Office for Victims of Crime, US Department of Justice
The Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) was established by the 1984 Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) to oversee diverse programs that benefit victims of crime. OVC provides substantial funding to state victim assistance and compensation programs—the lifeline services that help victims to heal.
Office on Violence Against Women, US Department of Justice
The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) handles the Department’s legal and policy issues regarding violence against women, coordinated Departmental efforts, provided national and international leadership, received international visitors interested in learning about the federal government’s role in addressing violence against women, and responded to requests for information regarding violence against women.
Workforce
Veterans' Program Jail Project: Veterans' Incarcerated Project (V.I.P.)
V.I.P. is a "fast track" effort to help Veterans recently released from, or currently incarcerated within the King County Correctional Facility system. A full array of on-site and referral sources are available including services for family members.
National Association of Workforce Boards
NAWB represents the interests of the nation's Workforce Investment Boards (WIBs). Across the country, over 600 state and local WIBs are providing workforce development leadership in their communities. The business-led WIBs have the critical role of governance and oversight of the federal resources that support the operations of the national network of taxpayer-supported One-Stop Career Centers and federal training investments.
The goal of the National H.I.R.E. Network is to increase the number and quality of job opportunities available to people with criminal records by changing public policies, employment practices and public opinion. The National H.I.R.E. Network also provides training and technical assistance to agencies working to improve the employment prospects for people with criminal records.
Office of Youth Services (US Department of Labor)
To prepare youth for the 21st century workforce, the Employment and Training Administration, Office of Workforce Investment, Division of Youth Services coordinates youth workforce development investments.
The mission of the Safer Foundation is to reduce recidivism by supporting, through a full spectrum of services, the efforts of former offenders to become productive, law abiding members of communities
Advocacy
Reentry National Media Outreach Campaign
The Reentry National Media Outreach Campaign is designed to support the work of community and faith-based organizations through offering media resources that will facilitate community discussion and decision making about solution-based reentry programs.
Perspectives on the criminal justice system.
Prison Fellowship International
The mission of Prison Fellowship is to mobilise and assist the Christian community in its ministry to prisoners, ex-prisoners, victims, and their families; and in the advancement of restorative justice.
Federal Agencies
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services
The COPS Office was created as a result of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994. As a component of the Justice Department, the mission of the COPS Office is to advance community policing in jurisdictions of all sizes across the country
US Department of Veterans Affairs
US Department of Health and Human Services
Research
Open Society Institute's After Prison Initiative
The After Prison Initiative supports the successful reentry of prisoners to their communities by promoting leadership among prisoners and former prisoners in progressive reform efforts; systemic reform of corrections' policies (especially parole and probation) and of inappropriate civil barriers to reentry; and the redirection of criminal justice resources to enhance community control of, and responsibility for, public safety and justice.
The Vera Institute of Justice works closely with leaders in government and civil society to improve the services people rely on for safety and justice. Vera develops innovative, affordable programs that often grow into self-sustaining organizations, studies social problems and current responses, and provides practical advice and assistance to government officials in New York and around the world.
Justice Policy Center, Urban Institute
The Justice Policy Center (JPC) carries out nonpartisan research to inform the national dialogue on crime, justice, and community safety. JPC researchers collaborate with practitioners, public officials, and community groups to make the Center's research useful not only to decisionmakers and agencies in the justice system but also to the neighborhoods and communities harmed by crime and disorder.
National Criminal Justice Reference Service
NCJRS is a federally funded resource offering justice and substance abuse information to support research, policy, and program development worldwide.
Bureau of Justice Statistics, US Department of Justice
Crime and justice publications and statistical data from the US Department of Justice.