TY - JOUR
T1 - Do Prison Work-Release Programs Improve Subsequent Labor Market Outcomes? Evidence from the Adult Transition Centers in Illinois
AU - Jung, Haeil
N1 - Funding Information:
This article has been supported in part by Grant 02-DB-BX-0017, awarded to the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice.
Funding Information:
I am grateful to the Illinois Department of Corrections and the Illinois Department of Employment Security for providing me with the data. This research has been supported by the Harris School of Public Policy and the Chapin Hall Center for Children. I would especially like to thank Allen Hardin and Robert Goerge for their assistance with the data. The views expressed in this article are mine and do not necessarily reflect the views of any of these organizations and/or individuals.
PY - 2014/7
Y1 - 2014/7
N2 - This study examines the impact of adult transition centers (ATCs) in Illinois on postimprisonment earnings and employment. As a work-release program, ATCs are designed to help state prisoners prepare for release through job training and employment opportunities. Using releases from minimum-security prisons as the comparison group, this study finds that ATC assignment modestly improves employment while successful ATC release positively affects earnings and employment. The possible selection bias and their implications for causal inference are discussed.
AB - This study examines the impact of adult transition centers (ATCs) in Illinois on postimprisonment earnings and employment. As a work-release program, ATCs are designed to help state prisoners prepare for release through job training and employment opportunities. Using releases from minimum-security prisons as the comparison group, this study finds that ATC assignment modestly improves employment while successful ATC release positively affects earnings and employment. The possible selection bias and their implications for causal inference are discussed.
KW - adult transition center
KW - earnings and employment
KW - quantitative research
KW - treatment and selection
KW - work-release program
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U2 - 10.1080/10509674.2014.922158
DO - 10.1080/10509674.2014.922158
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84903764861
SN - 1050-9674
VL - 53
SP - 384
EP - 402
JO - Journal of Offender Rehabilitation
JF - Journal of Offender Rehabilitation
IS - 5
ER -