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Abstract: 

The tremendous growth in incarceration over the past 20 years has resulted in record numbers of people being released from prison and returning to communities. During 2015 alone, 641,100 men and women were released from incarceration and were involved in transition and reentry. Practitioners, policymakers, and researchers have become increasingly concerned with how to manage the reentry process to best protect the public and with how communities can absorb and reintegrate returning individuals. Given the large numbers of prisoners released and the lack of adequate supervision and services available to support successful community integration, it is not surprising that offenders who have served time in prison fail at fairly high rates. Ensuring that those returning home have the tools and support they need to be successful after release from custody is a fundamental public safety interest.

Keywords: Ex-offenders, mass incarceration, transition and reentry, supervision and services, public safety

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