Prisoner Reentry in Nevada: Final Report on the Hope for Prisoners Program

Authors

Emily I. Troshynski, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Margaret A. Kennedy, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
William H. Sousa, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Tamara D. Madensen, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Carolyn Willis, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Document Type

Report

Publication Date

1-1-2016

Publication Title

UNLV Center for Crime and Justice Policy: Research in Brief

Volume

4

Issue

January

First page number:

1

Last page number:

10

Abstract

To date, the State of Nevada has not conducted extensive research (comparative or evaluative) on the success of community based prisoner reentry1 programs. With the high costs associated with reoffending and re-incarceration, state agencies can benefit from information on the impact of re-entry initiatives on (1) employment outcomes for ex-offenders, (2) engagement in community programs, and (3) recidivism. This Research in Brief describes an evaluation of prisoner reentry in Nevada. The evaluation focuses on the Hope for Prisoners program – a reentry initiative based in Clark County that serves approximately 300 ex-offenders a year. In the sections that follow, we discuss the Hope for Prisoners reentry program, the data that were gathered for the analyses, and the results of the evaluation.

Language

english

Repository Citation

Troshynski, E. I., Kennedy, M. A., Sousa, W. H., Madensen, T. D., Willis, C. (2016). Prisoner Reentry in Nevada: Final Report on the Hope for Prisoners Program. UNLV Center for Crime and Justice Policy: Research in Brief, 4(January), 1-10.