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Public Policy Solution #4
In-Prison Treatment Combined with Community-based Care is Necessary for Successful Reentry
The most successful outcomes for treating individuals in the criminal justice system have been found among individuals participating in both in-prison treatment and community treatment during the period of post-release supervision.1
1 “From Prison to Home: The Dimensions and Consequences of Prisoner Reentry,” The Urban Institute, Jeremy Travis, Amy L. Solomon and Michelle Waul, June 2001, 27, http://www.urban.org/pdfs/from_prison_to_home.pdf
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