Subcommittee hears DEW programs for justice-involved jobseekers, seeks recidivism data
DEW described partnerships with corrections for mock interviews, hiring events and a Back to Work boot camp; officials said employers who hire justice-involved people tend to be mission-driven and the department will follow up with recidivism statistics.
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Diana Goldwire described the department’s work with correctional facilities and reentry programming, including mock interviews, on-site case management and a Back to Work boot camp intended to prepare people leaving incarceration for employment. "We have this going on in all 12 of our regions and it's, one of those programs again, we're helping people individually one by one," Goldwire said when describing case management and pre-release supports.
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