Transitional Jobs for Ex-Prisoners: Early Impacts from a Random Assignment Evaluation of the Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) Prisoner Reentry Program

Contributing Organization(s): MDRC


Author(s)/Creator(s): Dan Bloom; Cindy Redcross; Janine Zweig; Gilda Azurdia

Publishing Date: 2007-11-01

Issue Areas: Employment and Labor; Prison Reform; Men

Ownership/Rights Info: Copyright 2007 by MDRC. All rights reserved.

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After one year, CEO's transitional jobs program generated a large but short-lived increase in employment for ex-prisoners. A subgroup of recently released prisoners showed positive effects on recidivism: They were less likely to have their parole revoked, to be convicted of a felony, and to be reincarcerated than the control group.

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Intended Audience: Advocates; Legislators/Legislative Aids; Policy Professionals; Researchers

Coverage: New York City

Type/Format: Survey

Language code: English

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