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Release Date:
May 01, 2018
Providing Services in a Jail-Based American Job Center Issue Brief
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About the Brief
The brief discusses how jail-based American Job Center (AJC) staff assessed inmates’ needs and goals, prepared employment and service plans, and delivered services to address participants’ barriers before their transition to the community and the workforce.
Key Takeaways
- Jail-based AJC services addressed diverse but interrelated aspects of both job and life skills.
- Work readiness training, workforce information services, and career/life skills counseling were the most common pre-release services.
- Participants valued opportunities to gain marketable skills, such as Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) certification, and to obtain supportive services, such as assistance getting official identification.
- Staff felt that refresher activities just before release for participants who had completed pre-release programming with time left in jail could boost participants’ chances for post-release success.
Citation
Henderson-Frakes, J. (2018). Mathematica. Providing Services in a Jail-Based American Job Center. Chief Evaluation Office, U.S. Department of Labor.
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The Department of Labor’s (DOL) Chief Evaluation Office (CEO) sponsors independent evaluations and research, primarily conducted by external, third-party contractors in accordance with the Department of Labor Evaluation Policy and CEO’s research development process.