White House Pushing to Help Prisoners Before Their Release

Experts say the boost the White House can provide will help the formerly incarcerated stay out of prison. But they also need help from businesses, service providers, churches and religious groups in their neighborhoods, said Carrie Pettus-Davis, executive director of the Institute for Justice Research and Development at Florida State University. “It is critically important that as many reentry supports that can be put into place are put into place,” she said.