Mandate to improve employment opportunities for formerly incarcerated people signed by Hobbs

Letter: Job training for inmates

I am a retired criminal justice specialist. I have 40 years' experience in the field. I want to commend Gov. Katie Hobbs and Ray Thornell, Director of the Arizona Department of Corrections Rehabilitation and Reentry program, for starting a job…

Hobbs announces prison jobs plan to reduce recidivism

PHOENIX -- Arizona is going to use federal funds to provide more job training for inmates in a plan to reduce recidivism -- and, as the state's prison chief says, to cut down on violence behind bars.

Gov. Katie Hobbs Launches Reentry 2030 Program to Help Formerly Incarcerated Arizonans Find Jobs

PHOENIX — Governor Katie Hobbs signed an executive order on Monday launching Reentry 2030, a statewide initiative aimed at helping formerly incarcerated Arizonans reintegrate into society through job training and employment opportunities. The effort is part of a broader bipartisan national campaign supported by the U.S. Department of Justice and the Council of State Governments. Source

I Returned Home From Prison With Nothing; Here’s What Helped Me Rebuild

Discover how cash assistance programs like RCS can help justice-impacted people, reduce recidivism rates, improve public safety, and save public money.

Our View: Stronger schools will do more to stop crime than prison programs

Governor Hobbs wants to use federal funds to give inmates job training. She says it will help them stay out of prison and make prisons safer. That sounds reasonable. But when schools across Arizona are still underfunded, it’s worth asking…

Governor Hobbs partners with DOJ to boost jobs for former inmates in Arizona

PHOENIX, Ariz. (KVOA) - Gov. Katie Hobbs has signed an Executive Order to initiate Arizona's Reentry 2030 program, aiming to support job opportunities for previously incarcerated individuals. This initiative is a collaborative effort with the U.S. Department of Justice and…