Reentry Links
Connections 2008 and The Job Search
Published by the New York Public Library, the purpose of Connections is to help fill a need on the part of pre-release and recently released prisoners for more information on the resources available to them in New York City.
http://www.nypl.org/branch/services/connections/index.html
Legal Action Center Publications
The Legal Action Center is the only non-profit law and policy organization in the United States whose sole mission is to fight discrimination against people with histories of addiction, HIV/AIDS, or criminal records, and to advocate for sound public policies in these areas. Visit their website at www.lac.org.
National H.I.R.E. Network - Resources and Assistance (New York)
http://hirenetwork.org/admin/clearinghouse.php?state_id=NY
Back to School: A guide to continuing your education after Prison (2008), John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
This guide is designed to help you take the first steps toward continuing your education, whether that means learning English, working towards your GED, learning an occupation, or building on college credits you have already earned.
http://www.jjay.cuny.edu/centersinstitutes/pri/pdfs/Back%20to%20School%20Final%20October%202007.pdf
My Sister's Keeper: A Book for Women Returning Home from Prison or Jail (2008), Coalition for Women Prisoners, Correctional Association of New York.
Positive advice is provided to those women who are reentering their communities following release from a correctional facility.
http://correctionalassociation.org/WIPP/publications/MySistersKeeper_Re-EntryGuide.pdf
Transition Guide: How to get a good start on the outside. New York State Department of Health (2005)
http://www.health.state.ny.us/diseases/aids/corrections/docs/transition_guide.pdf
