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NJ: Gov. Corzine signs 3 bills to help former prisoners readjust to live outside

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

Gov. Corzine signs bills to help ex-offenders readjust to life outside prison By Chris Megerian/Statehouse Bureau January 18, 2010, 9:42PM TRENTON -- Gov. Jon Corzine tonight signed three bills aimed at making it easier for former inmates to readjust to life outside prison walls. The legislation will allow ex-offenders to receive food stamps and mandate job training programs at all prisons. A Rutgers University study found the program has reduced the rate of recidivism. Gov. Corzine, in his last day in office, signed a bill mandating job programs for ex-offenders. ?Earlier in my term, we put into place a comprehensive anti-crime strategy that focused on aggressive action against gangs and illegal guns, greater crime prevention activities, and new re-entry initiatives,? Corzine said...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on January 19, 2010 (boomark / email).