U.S. Newswire - Policymakers, Ex-Offenders Discuss Strategies for Life after Prison at Joint Center Forum; Audio Available on Joint Center Web Site: "Policymakers, Ex-Offenders Discuss Strategies for Life after Prison at Joint Center Forum; Audio Available on Joint Center Web Site
6/28/2004 9:52:00 AM
Contact: Liselle Yorke of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, 202-789-6366 or lyorke@jointcenter.org
WASHINGTON, June 28 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Over the next decade, more than 500,000 former inmates will be released annually. Most will be unable to receive public assistance and will be barred from public housing. Many of them will also be barred from voting and would not be allowed to hold certain jobs, including barber, beautician, and hearing aid dealer. These repercussions from the war on drugs of the 1980's have left policymakers and others scrambling for ways to reintegrate ex-offenders into the American economy. The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies on June 24 hosted a forum on Capitol Hill to discuss effective strategies to help former felons become productive, responsible citizens.
Broadcast quality audio from that briefing is now available on the Joint Center's website at http://www.jointcenter.org in Real Player and Windows Media formats. It will be posted for 30 days and may be used without restriction."
