You are a state legislator who had a brother who was incarcerated for many years. After his release, his reentry was tinged with depression and failure; he eventually died of a drug overdose. You are concerned about the ways in which the current reentry process has not changed since his death. What laws or procedures do you feel can be changed in order to make reentry more successful, both for offenders and for the communities they return to?

What will be an ideal response?


Answers will vary

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