As our justice system has embarked upon one of the greatest social experiments of our time-the expansive use of prisons as our response to crime-we have forgotten the iron law of imprisonment: they all come back. In 2002 alone, more than 630,000 individuals left federal and state prisons-compared with the 150,000 who made a similar journey 30 years ago. Sadly, in the intense political debate over America’s punishment policies, the impact of these returning prisoners on families and communities has been largely overlooked. In But They All Come Back, Jeremy Travis continues his pioneering work on prisoner reentry. He describes the new realities of punishment in America and explores the nexus of returning prisoners with seven policy domains: public safety, families and children, work, housing, public health, civic identity, and community capacity. Travis proposes a new architecture for our criminal justice system, organized around five principles of reentry, that will encourage change and spur innovation. It is a Herculean synthesis and an invaluable resource for anyone interested in prisoner reentry and social justice.
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"...[A] must-read for anyone interested in prisoner reentry and social justice in America." -- Joan Petersilia, Ph.D., Professor of Criminology, University of California, Irvine, and author of When Prisoners Come Home
"...[C]ombines a compelling theoretical perspective with a detailed practical guide to fashioning an effective public policy strategy..." -- Marc Mauer, Assistant Director, The Sentencing Project, and author of Race to Incarcerate
"Jeremy Travis masterfully analyzes the challenges that arise from what he so aptly terms ‘the iron law of corrections’" -- Ashbel T. Wall II, Director, Rhode Island Department of Corrections
"This tour de force is perhaps the best policy book I’ve ever read—conceptually rich, empirically compelling, and savvy to boot." -- Christopher Edley Jr., Dean, School of Law, University of California, Berkeley, and former Director, The Civil Rights Project, Harvard University
"...[C]ombines a compelling theoretical perspective with a detailed practical guide to fashioning an effective public policy strategy..." -- Marc Mauer, Assistant Director, The Sentencing Project, and author of Race to Incarcerate
"Jeremy Travis masterfully analyzes the challenges that arise from what he so aptly terms ‘the iron law of corrections’" -- Ashbel T. Wall II, Director, Rhode Island Department of Corrections
"This tour de force is perhaps the best policy book I’ve ever read—conceptually rich, empirically compelling, and savvy to boot." -- Christopher Edley Jr., Dean, School of Law, University of California, Berkeley, and former Director, The Civil Rights Project, Harvard University
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Jeremy Travis became the fourth president of John Jay College of Criminal Justice on August 16, 2004. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Travis served four years as a senior fellow affiliated with the Justice Policy Center at the Urban Institute, where he launched a national research program on prisoner reentry into society and initiated research agendas on crime in a community context, sentencing, and international crime. While at the Urban Institute, Mr. Travis cochaired the Reentry Roundtable, a group of nationally prominent researchers and policymakers devoted to exploring the dimensions of prisoner reentry. From 1994 to 2000, Mr. Travis was the director of the National Institute of Justice (NIJ). A key figure in the development of new approaches to prisoner reentry, he pioneered the concept of the reentry court, designed the Department of Justice’s reentry partnership initiative, and created the federal reentry program in President Clinton’s FY 2000 budget. Before! his tenure at NIJ, Mr. Travis was deputy commissioner of legal matters at the New York City Police Department, chief counsel to the House of Representatives Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, and special advisor to the mayor of New York City. Mr. Travis has received numerous awards for his contributions to the field of criminal justice, including the American Society of Criminology’s August Vollmer Award, the Gerhard O. W. Muller Award from the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, and the Margaret Mead Award from the International Community Corrections Association. He has taught courses on criminal justice, public policy, history, and law at Yale College, New York University’s Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, New York Law School, and George Washington University.
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Excellent book on all of the issues surrounding reentry of prisoners back into the community. Very comprehensive.
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I thought this was a vey good book and one that policy readers should read. Different topics are addressed such as healthcare, education, crime, the economy and welfare.
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I highlighted important points all the way through this book! As a correctional educator and author who is interested in prisoner re-entry, "But They All Come Back" covered it all with thorough reasearch along with compassion. This is a must read for ALL citizens interested in improving our society by keeping ex-prisoners successfully functioning as free individuals. Look here for the answers to lowering recidivism and the prison populations. The author has my total respect! Locked Up With Success: A Prison Teacher's Guide to Closing the Achievement Gap in Any Classroom
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