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Exonerees face difficult re-entry task

With the passage of the federal Second Chance Act and numerous state and local re-entry initiatives for felons, the problem of long-time prisoners needing help to successfully get back on their feet and become productive citizens when they get out has received more focus than any time in recent memory.However, a cruel and ironic twist on the problem shows up regarding recent DNA exonerees in Texas and around the country: Since the cases against them were dismissed, they're not even entitled to the minimal level of re-entry assistance given to someone on parole leaving prison who actually committed a crime.To help with exonerees' re-entry dilemma, the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health gave a grant to UT-Arlington's school of social work to provide counseling services and study what re-entry needs exonerees have in common...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on November 27, 2008 (boomark / email).