Participant Perspectives During Reentry Project Programs
November 2, 2022
SPR and Mathematica conducted an implementation study of Reentry Project grants. Leela Hebbar and Sergio Martinez authored a brief on RP participants perspectives based on 37 interviews. This brief highlights the service needs that interviewed RP participants reported when leaving incarceration; their barriers to employment; their experiences during and after they participated in the programs; their perspectives on program elements such as vocational training, supportive services, and job placement; and their recommendations for improvement. Drawing on insights provided through participant interviews, this brief seeks to understand how select participants experienced RP services, as well as learning from them to understand potential challenges participants face when engaging in reentry programming and practices they perceived as successfully addressing their needs. This brief relies on the voice of participants to learn more about the RP programs and to highlight and elevate participant voices.