By C1 Staff
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Loretta Lynch recently announced the endowment of a $53 million grant to provide support for former inmates, to prevent recidivism.
UPI reports that the grant will come from the U.S. Department of Justice and will focus on job training workshops, scholarships and rehabilitation for those who have left prison.
Lynch cited a recent study that showed those who repeatedly offend but are moved to a new location upon release from prison are less likely to return. The study observed the post-incarceration lifestyles of people from New Orleans who found their homes were impossible to return to after Hurricane Katrina.
“Individuals who went to different locations were plugged into networks of support that were stronger than they would have found in the Ninth Ward,” Lynch said. “So our goal is not to move people from their neighborhoods, our goal is to strengthen neighborhoods to support people coming back to them.”