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Kim Kozlowski
"Michigan will expand this fall a program designed to give prisoners the tools to avoid returning to the big house after parole, with hopes of taking it statewide by next year. The program provides housing, help finding employment in an effort to reduce prison costs. The effort is aimed at reducing the $117 million annual cost of housing repeat offenders. The Michigan Prisoner Re-Entry Initiative helps inmates explore housing options and job training opportunities months before their release. The program serves inmates for up to two years after their release, with parole agents and social agencies holding them accountable for reaching benchmarks aimed at giving them stability."
