Reducing Barriers to Reentry: Assessing the Implementation and Impact of a Pilot Dental Repair Program for Parolees

Group: New Mexico Statistical Analysis Center

URL: http://isr.unm.edu/reports/2011/reducing-barriers-to-reentry-dental-program.pdf

Description

In March 2008, the New Mexico Department of Corrections (NMDOC) Education Bureau, in collaboration with the NMDOC Probation and Parole Division, implemented a pilot dental repair program for parolees currently under NMDOC supervision. The intent of the program was to provide services for parolees with significant dental problems in hopes of reducing visible barriers to employment, thus increasing their chances of successful reentry. The program was funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice under the Edward Byrne Memorial Grant Program. The NMDOC contracted with the University of New Mexico Hospital Dentistry Department to perform dental treatments. The New Mexico Statistical Analysis Center (SAC) at the University of New Mexico’s Institute for Social Research (ISR) was contracted to provide an evaluation of program implementation and outcomes. The NMSAC issued a report in December, 2009, detailing program implementation. The current report focuses on program outcomes.

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corrections, reentry, barriers to reentry, dental treatment, employment, inmates, treatment programs, health care

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