Posts by Cristobal Rodriguez-Serrano
Black Lives Matter. Don’t cut prisoner re-entry programs.
By Tom Moran For the original article click here. Americans of good will are eager to purge the racism from our criminal justice system, starting with a fight against police brutality and…
Read MoreNew Essex County Re-Entry Facility Provides Women Entrepreneurship, Financial Literacy Training
By M.E. CAGNASSOLA For the original article click here. NEWARK, NJ — Leaders including the Rev. Al Sharpton, Gov. Phil Murphy, Mayor Ras Baraka and members of the New Jersey state…
Read MoreNJ Reentry Corporation opens new Newark site
NEWARK, N.J. — New Jersey Reentry Corporation opened a new site on Bergen Avenue in Newark Tuesday, in partnership with National Action Network and other partners, to bring job training,…
Read MoreCitizens on parole, probation will make their voices heard in 2020
By KELLY GIULIANO, Staff Writer For the original article click here. Jesse Gallagher, 40, of Freehold, has never voted in an election. Although he has been on parole three times and faces…
Read MorePRISONER RE-ENTRY: WATCH THE TOWN HALL REPLAY
By TownSquare Staff For the original article please click here. This week, New Jersey 101.5 presented a special in-studio “town hall” event on prisoner re-entry — and the challenges former inmates…
Read MoreNo parole, no family — how NJ’s ‘max outs’ survive after prison
About 40% of the individuals assisted by New Jersey Reentry Corporation are “max outs” — they served their full sentence, whether or not parole was an option, and are hitting…
Read More‘Wire’ Star Joins Group’s Efforts to Help Ex-Convicts in NJ Stay on the Right Path
NBC, New York For the original article click here. An actor celebrated for playing a murderous criminal on TV lent his voice Friday to a New Jersey nonprofit’s efforts to smooth…
Read More‘Wire’ star touts New Jersey prisoner reentry efforts
By David Porter, Associated Press For the original article click here. NEWARK, N.J. — An actor celebrated for playing a murderous criminal on TV lent his voice Friday to a New…
Read MoreReentry Programs Should Address Risk Factors for Trauma: Ex-NJ Gov
By TCR Staff For the original link click here Risk factors for addiction continue to complicate efforts by the formerly incarcerated to re-enter civil society, says former New Jersey Governor Jim McGreevey.…
Read More60 Former Prison Inmates in NJ Get New Careers, Fresh Starts
By Eric Kiefer, Patch Staff | Web Article Link NEWARK, NJ — A New Jersey nonprofit is helping five dozen formerly incarcerated Garden State residents get fresh starts with new careers as auto…
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