On the Outs: Reentry for Inmates with Disabilities
Disability Rights Washington (34:22min)
Description: "On The Outs: Reentry for Inmates with Disabilities is a short documentary produced by the Amplifying Voices of Inmates with Disabilities (AVID) Prison Project. On The Outs follows three inmates with various disabilities, including vision impairment, brain injury, and mental illness, through all stages of the reentry process. The documentary depicts each person’s experience at three points: in prison prior to release, on their release date, and life on the “outs” after release."
The Secret Life Sentence of Being a Felon | Harley Blakeman | TEDxOhioStateUniversity
TEDx Talks (8:02min)
Description: "The perception and harmful consequence of the word felon in the workplace, told from a felon himself. Just three weeks after Harley Blakeman's 18th birthday he was arrested for Drug Trafficking and sentenced to a year in prison in Georgia. After graduating from The Ohio State Universities Fisher College of Business with honors in 2017, he realized how incredibly hard it was to find employers who were willing to overlook a felony conviction from 5 years prior. Since that time, he has set out on a mission to get 1,000 employers to adopt more background-friendly hiring practices."
Three ‘E’s of ReEntry | Nicholas Crapser | TEDxHumboldtBay
TEDx Talks (4:41min)
Description: "As Deputy Director of Sponsors, Nick works to ensure consistent and evidence-based program delivery, provides clinical supervision and oversight to program directors, case managers, and counselors. He works with the Executive Director to advocate on a state and national level for systemic changes to our nation’s justice system and to remove barriers to an individual’s successful reintegration back into our communities after periods of incarceration. This talk provides insight to a program that works, and the questions begs, why isn't every community using this system?"
What Does Reintegration Mean to You? The Muscogee (Creek) Nation Reintegration Program
Center for Court Innovation (15:33min)
Description: "The Muscogee (Creek) Nation Reintegration Program provides intensive case management and reentry services to tribal members returning to the community from incarceration. The help it offers includes financial assistance for basic needs such as housing, clothing, and groceries, and offers long-term support through educational, vocational, and legal services. This video introduces viewers to the program through interviews with clients, staff and the numerous partners--like prison and court officials--that have allowed the program to help hundreds of clients make successful transitions from prison to home."