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Prisoner Re-Entry Housing

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Note: please note that this issue overview should (a) contain links to additional information on this topic that is focused either the local, state, national, or global level, and (b) be neutrally presented, based on facts, and include footnotes for each of the items.  See the Research Guide and Information Sources to assist you. 

 

Prisoner Re-Entry

Prisoner Re-Entry - USA

Prisoner Re-Entry - New Jersey

Prisoner Re-Entry Housing- USA

Prisoner Re-Entry Housing- New York

Prisoner Re-Entry Housing- Albany, NY

 

Goal Statement   one sentence that further defines the topic 


  • To provide affordable and decent housing for successful reentry into the community upon release from prison

 

 

Policy Options / Model Programs   specific policies or program models, grouped by type, that are profiled 


Federal Public Housing Programs

    • United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
      • The Department of Housing and Urban Development works to obtain equal and fair housing opportunities and community development assistance for all.[1] HUD works to strengthen the housing market in order to help boost the economy and protect consumers.[2] HUD also works to provide quality affordable rental homes for those who need them, as well as to "utilize housing as a platform for improving quality of life and build inclusive and sustainable communities free from discrimination."[3]
        • Public Housing Agency Plans
          • The Public Housing Agency (or PHA) aims to serve the needs of low and very low-income families. The PHA plan is a policy that informs the U.S. Department of Housing and Development, housing residents, and the general public of the mission of Public Housing Agencies and the strategy of PHA's for addressing the needs of low/very-low income families. The overall process of the PHA plan was established in 1937 in the United States Housing Act. PHA's are required to submit 5 year plans (and in some cases, annual plans in addition to the 5 year plan) for public housing programs and tenant-based assistance.[4]

National Non-Profit Housing Programs

    • Public Housing Authorities Directors Association
      • An association founded in 1979 made up of professional administrators that represent approximately 1,900 housing authorities across the United States. PHADA works with congress in order to develop effective, reasonable public housing ordinances and as well as to secure the necessary funds fo low income housing programs. The association also serves as an advocate on a variety of nationwide mandates governing public housing policy for the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development[5]
    • National Low Income Housing Coalition
      • The National Low Income Housing Coalition (or NLIHC) was founded in 1974 by Cushing N. Dolbeare. NLIHC seeks socially fair public policy insuring that individuals and families with very low incomes can obtain affordable and suitable housing in healthy neighborhoods. The goals of the coalition are to preserve and maintain existing public housing and federally assisted housing resources, increase availability of low income housing, and to "establish housing stability  as the primary purpose of federal low income housing policy."[6]NLIHC staffs a number of different teams to ensure that the coalition achieves its goals: including a research team, a policy team, an outreach team, a communications team, and an administration team.[7]
    • National Housing Law Project
      • The National Housing Law Project is a nonprofit organization founded in 1968. NHLP advocates for fair and decent housing for low/very low income individuals and families. The organization seeks to achieve its mission by increasing and preserving the availability of suitable and affordable housing, as well as improving the conditions of existing housing, and finally by advocating on behalf of very low/low income tenants and homeowners, particularly for racial and ethnics minorities.[8]
    • Council of Large Public Housing Authorities
      • The Council of Large Public Housing Authorities (or CLPHA) is a national nonprofit organization made up of 70 members representing most major metropolitan areas in the United States. The chief goal of the CLPHA is to ensure safe and decent public housing and community development for very low/low income individuals and families. The 70 members that make up CLPHA manage 40% of the national public housing program.[9]

 

State Housing Laws

    • New Jersey's Law Against Discrimination does not include any protections against discrimination based on arrest or conviction. Federal laws can limit access to public housing for those with criminal records.

      • Individuals convicted under the Comprehensive Drug Reform Act of 1987 can be evicted from their homes (N.J.S.A. §2A:18-61.1(q)).

      • Under federal law, public housing agencies and providers of Section 8 and other federally assisted housing to deny housing to applicant who commit a drug-related offense. The housing provider has sole discretion to decide if the tenant is ineligible for federally assisted housing for three years. Public Housing Authorities are permitted to perform criminal background checks and can deny admission to any applicant with a criminal record. (42 U.S.C. §136663(a) and 24 C.F.R. §960.204(a)(3)).[10] 

Local Community Revitalization and Housing Projects

    • Nehemiah Group
      • A non-profit organization founded in 1999 that focuses the majority of its work on revitalization and stabilization in economically run-down areas of Camden County, New Jersey. The Nehemiah Group has instituted community-based training programs, economic development services, as well as affordable public housing in the Camden community. The Nehemiah Group is eventually hoping to expand these projects and its mission of revitalization and stabilization to state, national, and global levels.[11]  

 

 

Local/State/National Information    additional information on this topic at the local, state, national, global level


 

 

Glossary of Terms   key words or phrases that the layperson needs to know to understand this issue 


  • Public Housing: Refers to a type of housing tenure in which the property is owned by the central or local government.[12]

  • Public Housing Agency (PHA): An organization that administers the U.S. Department of Housing and Development's public housing policies and programs for very-low/low income families.[13] 

  • Housing Tenure: Refers to the financial arrangements under which an individual has the right to live in a house or apartment, most frequently referring to tenancy.[14]

 

 

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Footnotes

  1. http://www.usa.gov/directory/federal/department-of-housing-and-urban-development.shtml
  2. http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/about/mission
  3. http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/about/mission
  4. http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/public_indian_housing/pha/about
  5. http://www.phada.org/about/
  6. http://nlihc.org/about
  7. http://nlihc.org/about
  8. http://www.nhlp.org/aboutnhlp
  9. http://www.clpha.org/about
  10. http://www.njisj.org/document/Housing.7-06.pdf.
  11. http://www.nehemiahgroup.org/index.php
  12. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_housing
  13. http://www.oup.org/ta/glossary.asp
  14. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Housing_tenure

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