$5M in grants to provide employment services in correctional facilities to assist inmates gain job skills and employment opportunities prior to release

ETA News Release: [02/03/2015]
Contact Name: Jason Kuruvilla
Phone Number: (202) 693-6587
Email: Kuruvilla.Jason@dol.gov
Release Number: 15-0187-NAT

WASHINGTON — More than 9 million people are released from more than 3,000 county jails nationwide each year, many with few job skills and little prospect for employment. Without a strong support system or a steady job, many former inmates commit new crimes and end up back in jail — a cycle of incarceration that persists across the country. The U.S. Department of Labor is working to break that cycle with the announcement of a new $5 million funding opportunity that will provide employment services to inmate prior to release and steady support as they transition back to their communities.

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