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Whenever possible, PRN includes formerly incarcerated people. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5898e9e3d2b8576c9bcdcf01/1511624658886-YY1XJ1PXQXNCA9FR11JD/17799292_274522426335809_6518231370716637126_n.jpg Projects Jamal El Karaki speaking at UC Berkeley. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5898e9e3d2b8576c9bcdcf01/1511626383316-GS92KQ2HDHVLGK2H0RVI/Screen+Shot+2017-06-19+at+6.29.27+PM.png Projects - A FAIR CHANCE FOR EMPLOYMENT Fair Chance Bay Area showcases Bay Area businesses that give a Fair Chance to all community members. Together we can tear down the barriers to successful reentry by hiring and supporting formerly incarcerated people. The Bay Area cares about supporting successful transitions from incarceration to the community, and hiring Fair Chance makes business sense. 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https://prisonerreentrynetwork.org/resources/reentry-resources daily 0.75 2017-11-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5898e9e3d2b8576c9bcdcf01/1511802091974-34LQ82P24OGPPUPNI6RE/IMG_5959.JPG Other Resources https://prisonerreentrynetwork.org/reentry-the-issue daily 0.75 2017-11-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5898e9e3d2b8576c9bcdcf01/1511541612882-1V2YD03MF6UUJUJAB8WZ/starsbanner.jpg Reentry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5898e9e3d2b8576c9bcdcf01/1511543443786-2Y1IXGQ0I8Y3DFCVUSU2/P1060022.JPG Reentry - Over 90% of prisoners return to the community Reentry is an emergency, a bottleneck of poverty, and an opportunity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5898e9e3d2b8576c9bcdcf01/1511542203606-QNCTIKB3I4FH6AZVJ5HS/P-343-CIM-01-Dorm.jpg Reentry - Emergency   In California, over 40,000 individuals leave prison each year. Less than 15% are picked up by friends and family. Most are provided only $200, and have to use this money to pay for clothing, the bus ticket home, housing, and other essentials. In the first weeks following release from prison, an individual’s risk of death is one dozen times that of the general population. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5898e9e3d2b8576c9bcdcf01/1511542898317-0VHE6C7XKB1T4IAQDR94/Screen+Shot+2017-05-03+at+3.48.32+PM.png Reentry - Bottleneck of poverty When someone leaves prison, they must reestablish their life by getting identification, finding housing, obtaining employment, and reestablishing public benefits. There are tremendous logistical, material, emotional, and social obstacles that continue to punish and disadvantage an individual who has been incarcerated. Of those that are rearrested, thirty percent are rearrested within the month following release. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5898e9e3d2b8576c9bcdcf01/1511543127428-NMTLE2G48MCM0K1A96OY/1-OPedZaisna32jXDsOXxZGQ.jpeg Reentry - Opportunity Prisoner Reentry Network believes reentry is a leverage point for combating poverty. All our our resources were developed in response to conversations with incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people, and address the practical issues facing people leaving prison. Prior to release, we provide information detailing how to get home, get food, find shelter, and get a job. 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