ABSTRACT
Introduction The term reentry is used to describe the transition offenders make when they leave a
period of confinement. However, the period of confinement is not limited to prisons.
Jails, residential treatment centers, halfway houses, group homes, or any other resi-
dential placement should also be considered in this discussion. In other words, reentry
is what inmates experience as they transition back into the community from a period of
confinement.
