This newsletter, from the Family and Youth Services Bureau, gives information on how youth in tribes are often best served through culturally-specific programs. Currently, more than a third of the Native American community is under the age of 18, which makes it important to work with the tribal youth. Tribes are currently working with Family and Youth Services Bureau in an effort to better serve Native youth and families.

This guide, through the Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, provides information and a variety of resources for case managers for helping youth and young adults previously involved with the justice system gain employment to move toward self-sufficiency.

This issue brief by the Welfare Information Network discusses the challenges to self-sufficiency and employment facing low-income mothers with criminal records. The brief provides strategies, best practices, and resource contacts to effectively address these challenges.

Authored by Marilyn C. Moses. This resource is a Program Focus brief sponsored by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).

Authored by Catherine Conly. This resource is a Program Focus brief sponsored by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).

Authored by Mary K. Shilton. This resource was developed by the Mother-Child Community Corrections Project and was supported by a cooperative agreement awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).

This article reviews prison work programs, and their effect on recidivism into crime. The author reviews the three main types of prison work programs, including jobs in prison, vocational training, and job search assistance prior to release.

Two-thirds of prisoners are rearrested within three years of release. Industry-specific work programs in prison have shown to greatly reduce recidivism -- however, only 7 percent of inmates are currently working in such programs. From the Urban Institute's Reentry Roundtable, this paper outlines how prison work in industries is vital to reducing recidivism.

From the Urban Institute's Reentry Roundtable, this article reviews employment and earnings rates among ex-offenders which are, for the most part, very low. Authors explore the barriers that ex-offenders face in reentering society and returning to self-sufficiency.

This article from the Urban Institute provides information on the status of housing from prisoners returning to society. While some are able to reside with family members, housing can pose a significant barrier for others. This article reviews the barriers facing ex-offenders and housing, and offers promising housing services available.