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- Work Opportunity
Tax Credit
- The
Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC),
authorized by the Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996
(P. L. 104-188), is a federal tax credit that encourages
employers to hire eight targeted groups of job seekers by
reducing employers’ federal income tax liability by as much
as $2,400 per qualified new worker; $750, if working 120
hours or $1,200, if working 400 hours or more, per qualified
summer youth. Employers can learn which new hires may
qualify, find brochures, download IRS and ETA forms
necessary to participate and find instructions at the
U.S. Department of Labor
or call 1.800.669.9271.
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- National H.I.R.E. Network
- Established by the Legal Action
Center, the
National Helping Individuals with
Criminal Records
Re-enter through Employment Network is both a national
clearinghouse for information and an advocate for policy change.
The goal of the National H.I.R.E. Network is to increase the
number and quality of job opportunities available to people with
criminal records by changing public policies, employment
practices and public opinion. The National H.I.R.E. Network also
provides training and technical assistance to agencies working
to improve the employment prospects for people with criminal
records.
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- Transitional Jobs
- Meaningful
work sets the stage for financial independence and career
growth. Many individuals with barriers to work remain unemployed
despite attempts to work because they have been unable to find
and keep a job on their own. The
National Transitional
Jobs Network programs assist
these individuals in gaining permanent jobs. By working in a
subsidized, transitional job for three to twelve months, they
earn a paycheck, learn technical skills for higher wage jobs,
become eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit, and receive
intensive mentoring and support. This transitional job is the
first step toward permanent employment and economic opportunity.
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Recovery Assistance
- Oxford House
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Oxford Houses of Washington
State is a group of self-run, self-supported recovery houses
that provide an opportunity for every recovering individual to
learn a clean and sober way of life--forever. Oxford House, Inc.
is the 501(c)(3) non-profit umbrella organization of the
national network of individual Oxford Houses. Contributions and
grants are used to expand the network of Oxford Houses by
providing trained outreach workers to establish new houses and
central service support to existing houses.
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- Narcotics
Anonymous
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Narcotics Anonymous is an international,
community-based association of recovering drug addicts with more
than 33,500 weekly meetings in over 116 countries worldwide.
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- Alcoholics Anonymous
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Alcoholics Anonymous is a
fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength
and hope with each other that they may solve their common
problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. The only
requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking. There
are no dues or fees for AA membership; we are self-supporting
through our own contributions. AA is not allied with any sect,
denomination, politics, organization or institution; does not
wish to engage in any controversy, neither endorses nor opposes
any causes. Our primary purpose is to stay sober and help other
alcoholics to achieve sobriety.
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Legal Assistance and Status
- Washington State Patrol
Identification and Criminal Histories Section
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Check
Crime History Records call
360.705.5100 for information about criminal record history
maintained by the WSP.
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Washington Law Help
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Washington Law Help
assists low-Income people in Washington find solutions to civil
legal
problems.
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Washington State Courts
- This site includes a statewide
directory of courts, including addresses and telephone numbers,
court rules, forms and
information about assistance with legal research from the state
law library. The Administrative Office of the Courts may also
be reached at 360.357.2129. Please note that this office can
not offer any legal advice.
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Criminal Justice Records
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Court Records
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Law Enforcement Records
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Glossary
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Governing Statutes and Regulations
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For More Information
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Washington State Bar
Association
- Check the
Washington Bar
Association website or call 206.727.8200 for
information on how to find an attorney in your area (or contact
your local county bar association).
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- National Institute of Corrections
- The
National Institute of
Corrections provides federal, state, and local
corrections agencies with training, technical assistance,
information services, and policy/program development
assistance.
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- The Correctional
Education Association
- The
Correctional Education
Association (CEA), founded in 1945, is a non-profit,
professional association serving educators and administrators
who provide services to students in correctional settings. The
CEA is the largest affiliate of the American Correctional
Association.
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- U.S. Department of
Justice
- The Bureau of Justice Statistics provides key national facts
and statistics.
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- Employment and
Unemployment Records Request
- Completing and sending the
Self-Request for Records
form gets employment history and unemployment payment
history from the Records Disclosure Unit of Employment
Security.
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- Washington State
Going Home Project
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Washington State Going
Home Project is a partnership between Washington
State targeted communities, the Department of Corrections
and Juvenile Rehabilitation Administration to transition
high-risk offenders to the community successfully.
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Serious and Violent Offender Reentry Initiative
- Nearly 650,000 people are released from
incarceration yearly and arrive on the doorsteps of communities
nationwide. The federal government, through the
Office of
Justice Programs, offers guidance and direction to communities
as they prepare for ex-offenders going and staying home.
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- The Transition
from Prison to Community Initiative
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The
Transition from Prison
to Community Initiative identifies and promotes
adoption of evidence-based best practices that states
should implement in the following stages of the
transition process:
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- ▪ Assessing and classifying new
prison inmates
- ▪ Developing and implementing
transition plans for each inmate
- ▪ Releasing offenders from prison
- ▪ Providing community supervision
and services
- ▪ Responding to violations of
release conditions
- ▪ Discharging successful
offenders from supervision
- ▪ Providing post-discharge
support and aftercare
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- Re-Entry Blog
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The
Transition from
Prison to Community Initiative
provides a blog email.
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- After Prison -
Roadblocks to Re-Entry
- A report on State legal
barriers facing people with criminal records -
The Legal Action
Center (LAC) has completed an exhaustive,
two-year study of the legal obstacles that people with
criminal records face when they attempt to reenter
society and become productive, law-abiding citizens.
Our research found that people with criminal records
seeking reentry face a daunting array of
counterproductive, debilitating and unreasonable
roadblocks in almost every important aspect of their
life.
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- Washington State Coalition for
the Homeless
- The
Washington State
Coalition for the Homeless has taken the lead since 1984 in
training, education, and advocacy with and on behalf of
individuals and families who are homeless in Washington State.
We are a 501-c-3 organization governed by representatives
elected by their county coalitions and joined in our efforts by
service providers, local, state and federal government agencies,
legislators, business leaders, and individuals who are dedicated
to ensuring that everyone has access to shelter, a basic human
need.
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- Citizens for
Responsible Justice
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Citizens for Responsible Justice
is a humanitarian organization located in Washington dedicated
to improving and promoting policies and change in the criminal
justice system.
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Western Prison Project
- The
Western Prison Project exists
to coordinate a progressive response to the criminal justice
system, and to build a grassroots, multi-racial movement that
achieves criminal justice reform and reduces the over-reliance
on incarceration in the western states of Oregon, Washington,
Idaho, Montana, Utah, Wyoming and Nevada.
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Reentry Policy Council
- Each
year, nearly 650,000 people are released from US prisons, and
over 7 million are released from jails; the vast majority will
be rearrested within 3 years. In its groundbreaking report, the
Re-Entry Policy Council offers hundreds of consensus-based,
bipartisan recommendations for reducing public spending and
increasing public safety by promoting the safe and successful
return of these individuals to the community.
- National Criminal
Justice Reference Service
- The
National Criminal
Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) is a federally
funded resource offering justice and substance abuse
information to support research, policy, and program
development worldwide.
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- "What's
In the Law" People released from prison and the
agencies that try to help them experience on a daily basis
the barriers people with criminal records face when trying
to reintegrate into society. But until this study, no one
has had the complete story. The Legal Action Center’s (LAC)
study offers the most comprehensive picture to date of the
legal roadblocks that confront people with criminal records
in each state, and in the nation as a whole. This report is
intended to be a reference for people with criminal records
and their families, as well as for policy makers, elected
officials and service providers.
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Child Support and Corrections
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- Washington
Division of Child Support
- The
Division of Child Support
provides information for individuals to gain assistance to
resolve child support issues.
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- Washington
Department of Corrections
- The
Washington Department of
Corrections in collaboration with its criminal justice partners,
victims, citizens, and other stakeholders will enhance community
safety by holding offenders accountable through the
administration of criminal sanctions and effective correctional
programs.
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