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Our definition of successful reentry includes steady, legitimate employment and economic self-sufficiency. From the reentering individual's perspective, employment provides necessary financial support, an alternative to criminal activities, and critical ingredients to individual identity and self-respect. From the state's perspective, employment for formerly incarcerated individuals reduces recidivism, increases public tax revenue, reduces family financial instability and associated dependency on public assistance, and enhances the economic viability and stability of the communities where former prisoners live.
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