The employment and reentry for formerly incarcerated persons topic area examines a broad range of employment and training programs funded by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration and other organizations that encourage basic skills development, educational attainment, employment, employment retention, and career advancement for individuals returning from incarceration. CLEAR assessed the strength of causal evidence provided in each study and summarized each study’s design, methods, findings, and the intervention examined.
- ReentryStatus: Literature reviewed in this topic area currently covers 2000 – 2017.
Recently Added
CLEAR searches the existing literature for research relevant to this topic area's focus. Browse the most recently reviewed research below.
- Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis The study’s objective was to examine the impact of job placement through the Hoosier Initiative for Reentry Employment (HIRE) program on recidivism among people released from Indiana prisons in 2014…
- Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis This study examined the impact of the Northern Kentucky Female Offender Reentry Project’s intensive case management (ICM) services on releasees’ education, employment, and recidivism outcomes. Using…
- Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis The study’s objective was to examine the impact of obtaining a general education diploma (GED) while in prison from 1994 to 2000 in Florida on male prisoners’ post-incarceration employment, earnings…
- Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis This study examines the effectiveness of prison-based career and technical education (CTE) on post-incarceration employment among males released from Virginia prisons from July 2000 to June 2001.…
- Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis The study examined the impact of the Minnesota Department of Correction’s work release program on post-release employment, earnings, and recidivism outcomes for adult offenders. The author used a…
- Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis The study’s objective was to examine the impact of Ridge House, a faith-based halfway house program, on recidivism outcomes. The authors used a nonexperimental design (propensity-score matching) to…
- Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis The study’s objective was to examine the impact of work release programs in the state of Florida on recidivism and employment outcomes for people released from prison. The authors used a…
- Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis The study’s objective was to examine the impact of participating in the Adult Transition Centers (ATC) work-release program on employment and earnings outcomes for ex-prisoners in Cook County,…
- Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis The study’s objective was to examine the impact of the Minnesota Department of Correction’s EMPLOY work release program on post-release employment, earnings, and recidivism outcomes for incarcerated…
- Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis The study’s objective was to examine the impact of completing the Workplace and Community Transition Training for Incarcerated Individuals (WCTTII) program on the employment and recidivism outcomes…
CLEAR Icon Key
Below is a key for icons used to indicate important details about a study, such as its type, evidence rating, and outcome findings.
- High Causal Evidence- Strong evidence the effects are caused by the examined intervention. 
- Moderate Causal Evidence- Evidence that the effects are caused to some degree by the examined intervention. 
- Low Causal Evidence- Little evidence that the effects are caused by the examined intervention. 
- Causal Impact Analysis- Uses quantitative methods to assess the effectiveness of a program, policy, or intervention. 
- Descriptive Analysis- Describes a program, policy, or intervention using qualitative or quantitative methods. 
- Implementation Analysis- Examines the implementation of a program, policy, or intervention. 
- Favorable- The study found at least one favorable impact in the outcome domain, and no unfavorable impacts. 
- Mixed- The study found some favorable and some unfavorable impacts in the outcome domain. 
- None- The study found no statistically significant impacts in the outcome domain. 
- Unfavorable- The study found at least one unfavorable impact in the outcome domain, and no favorable impacts. 
- Not applicable- Not applicable because no outcomes were examined in the outcome domain. 
- Favorable - low evidence- The study found at least one favorable impact in the outcome domain, and no unfavorable impacts. The study received a low causal evidence ratings so these findings should be interpreted with caution. 
- Mixed - low evidence- The study found some favorable and some unfavorable impacts in the outcome domain. The study received a low causal evidence ratings so these findings should be interpreted with caution. 
- None - low evidence- The study found no statistically significant impacts in the outcome domain. The study received a low causal evidence ratings so these findings should be interpreted with caution. 
- Unfavorable - low evidence- The study found at least one unfavorable impact in the outcome domain, and no favorable impacts. The study received a low causal evidence ratings so these findings should be interpreted with caution. 
 
    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
