Hiring ex-offenders benefits both your business and society. The United States Congress created two financial incentive programs to benefit employers who hire ex-offenders. One program gives an employer a tax break of $2,400 once an ex-offender has been hired and has worked for a certain number of hours. The other provides fidelity insurance bonds as an incentive to hire an ex-offender who might normally be considered high risk by mainstream insurance companies.
- Illinois Ex-Offender Employability
Find answers to concerns, debunk misconceptions, and learn about the benefits of and incentives for of hiring ex-offenders. - Federal Bonding Program Learn how to qualify for a Fidelity Bond no-cost insurance that enables employers to hire job applicants considered "at risk" due to their past life experiences. Bonding assistance is available for employees who have arrest, conviction or imprisonment records.
National H-I-R-E Network Learn about the advantages to employers who hire qualified job applicants with criminal records. Specific information, including state tax credits is available for businesses on the site.
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Each year more than 650,000 men and women are released from federal and state prisons, and return to their communities and families. To aid community leaders and law enforcement officials, The United States Department of Labor's Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives has provided the following prisoner reentry materials.
Prisoner Reentry Toolkit This toolkit is a guide for faith-based or community organization interested in establishing or enhancing their prisoner reentry program. This document covers a variety of topics, such as recruiting, case management, job placement, mentoring.
Mentoring Ex-Prisoners A Guide for Prisoner Reentry Programs provides guidelines and recommendations intended to address the challenges and to increase the benefits of mentoring adult ex-prisoners as part of their involvement in reentry programs.
Reentry Partnerships A Guide for States & Faith-Based and Community Organizations is written for state government officials and representatives of faith-based and community organizations who want to create and sustain collaborative efforts to reduce recidivism and to help people returning to the community from prisons or jails lead productive and law-abiding lives.
Just Out This promising practices guide examines the early implementation of Ready4Work and reports on the best emerging practices in four key program areas.
Other Prisoner Re-entry Resources Review a list of documents, programs and resources that may be useful in learning more about prisoner re-entry programs and how faith-based and community organizations are active partners in the re-entry process. This information includes other agency efforts and programs, training, and technical assistance opportunities and publications.