AmeriCorps*VISTA and Prisoner Reentry
This course is designed to assist private, nonprofit, and faith-based organizations as well as federal, state, and local agencies in applying to sponsor AmeriCorps*VISTA members. Members will serve in community projects focused on prisoner reentry: the process of transitioning from prison back into the community. This course is comprehensive, covering everything from the AmeriCorps*VISTA application process, to the three phases of prisoner reentry, to the development or expansion of a local prisoner reentry initiative. It also highlights examples of prisoner reentry program activities and describes how AmeriCorps*VISTA members can contribute to them. With 650,000 people released from U.S. prisons each year and approximately two out of three rearrested within three years, reentry is a challenging process for ex-offenders and communities alike. This course was created through the cooperation of Corporation for National and Community Service, ETR Associates and the National Crime Prevention Council.
