Returning Home - Ohio (RHO) Pilot Program
Problems addressed
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Description

This is a jail-to-community transition program. Its goal is to reduce recidivism, address homelessness, and promote the use of multiple systems and services for people with disabilities (with developmental disorders, severe addictions, and health or behavioral problems) who were in the prison system.
The core components of the program included placement in housing and referral to at least one service related to education, mental health, substance use, or other category, such as community services, access to a gym, anger management treatments, and financial literacy training.

Impact evaluations

An impact evaluation showed that the program significantly reduced the likelihood of recidivism (but not reincarceration) and the time between release from the prison system and recidivism. However, participants in the treatment group were rearrested more frequently [1].

Bibliographic reference

[1] Fontaine, J., Gilchrist-Scott, D., Roman, J., Taxy, S., & Roman, C. (2012). Supportive housing for returning prisoners. Washington, DC: The Urban Institute, Justice Policy Center.

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