CENTER FOR CIVIC INNOVATION INVITES YOU TO A LUNCHEON FORUM
on BUILDING SUPPORT SYSTEMS TO REDUCE RECIDIVISM
PANELISTS: Amy Kroll Director , Allegheny
County State Forensic ProgramAnne Morrison Piehl Professor of Economics
and Criminal Justice , Rutgers University
John McWhorter Senior Fellow , Manhattan
Institute
MODERATOR: Howard Husock Vice President for Programs ,
Manhattan Institute
Thursday,
October 19, 2006
University Club
As hundreds of thousands of prisoners are released from
correctional facilities each year, many states and municipalities are focusing on how to avoid recidivism. Some are collaborating with
public and private organizations to connect exoffenders with social services and job-training programs, while others are creating their
own distinct reentry programs.
The Allegheny County State Forensic Program has been successful
in helping a particularly challenging group of exoffenders stay out of prison. A recipient of the 2005 Innovations in American Government
Awards, an initiative of Harvard University's Ash Institute, the State Forensic Program assists former prisoners at highest risk of going
back: those with behavioral and mental health problems. The rate of recidivism for program participants is just under 10 percent, roughly
one-sixth the national recidivism rate.
Amy Kroll will join Anne Morrison Piehl and John McWhorter to discuss
what others can learn from the Allegheny experience and apply to their own reentry initiatives. Please join us for this important discussion.
