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The Metro 180 Re-Entry Assistance Program helps those in prison, on work release and out of prison with emotional support, skills in computer and cellphone use, résumé writing and banking. It also lines up for-credit classes and work training for them. A grant from the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services formalized the program two years ago, and the grant was renewed in 2016 for two more years.
The funding stems from state prison legislation passed in 2014 that called for more job training, mental health care, education and life skills training for inmates. The bill, supported by then-State Sen. Heath Mello of Omaha and others, awarded grants to Metro, mental health agencies, construction groups, ministries and other organizations.
Prison education programs can lower the risk of a return to incarceration and increase the likelihood that a person with a criminal history will find a job, according to a Rand Corp. report published in 2013.
Learning to leave prison behind: Metro Community College program helps inmates transition back into society
This is just one of many of them out there.
The funding stems from state prison legislation passed in 2014 that called for more job training, mental health care, education and life skills training for inmates. The bill, supported by then-State Sen. Heath Mello of Omaha and others, awarded grants to Metro, mental health agencies, construction groups, ministries and other organizations.
Prison education programs can lower the risk of a return to incarceration and increase the likelihood that a person with a criminal history will find a job, according to a Rand Corp. report published in 2013.
Learning to leave prison behind: Metro Community College program helps inmates transition back into society
This is just one of many of them out there.
