2941-Transitional Jobs Re
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Earnings
Second Chance Act (SCA) Adult Demonstration had the largest effects on long-term annual earnings (an average of $6,233 per year). The SCA Adult Demonstration Program aimed to reduce recidivism among adults who were recently incarcerated and were assessed as being at medium or high risk of recidivism. The program provided reentry services, including case management, education and training, employment assistance, treatment for substance use disorder, and mental health services.
Employment
Transitional Jobs Reentry Demonstration (TJRD) had the largest effects on long-term employment (an average of 11 percentage points). The TJRD provided people who were formerly incarcerated with job search and placement assistance and subsidized employment opportunities to help reduce recidivism and increase self-sufficiency among participants.
Public benefit receipt
Ready, Willing and Able Pathways2Work (Pathways) had the largest effects on long-term benefit receipt (decreasing the amount of public benefits received by $404 per year). Pathways provided job-readiness training, case management, transitional jobs, and subsidized internships to people recently released from prison to support participants in securing unsubsidized employment.
Effects on long-term benefit receipt
$404
Decrease long-term benefit receipt
Education and training
RecycleForce had the largest effects on education and training (increasing the attainment of a degree or credential by an average of 24 percentage points). RecycleForce sought to help formerly incarcerated individuals reenter the workforce by placing them in transitional jobs at social enterprises, where they received job training, work experience, and support from peer mentors.