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Protecting Communities by Helping Returning
Inmates Find Work
Presidential Action: In his State of the Union
Address, President Bush proposed a four-year, $300 million
initiative to reduce recidivism and the societal costs
of reincarceration by helping inmates find work when
they return to their communities. The President's initiative,
contained in his FY 2005 budget, will harness the resources
and experience of faith-based and community organizations
(FBCOs) in helping returning inmates contribute to society...
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InnerChange Freedom Initiative Defends the
Role of Faith in Prisoner Rehabilitation
DES
MOINES, IowaA lawsuit challenging the constitutionality
of the InnerChange Freedom Initiative, Inc. program,
a values-based prison pre-release program operating
at the Newton Correctional Facility in Newton,
Iowa, is nearing the close of trial. The case
is pending in federal court before Judge Robert
W. Pratt .... -http://www.demossnewspond.com
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