Funding for Re-Entry Programs

The state has announced $10 million in funding to support programs providing job training and other re-entry services to individuals currently under community supervision. The grants will also create a, state-supported, county Re-Entry Task Force in Queens, and allow 19 other existing Task Forces across the state, including Orange, Rockland, and Westchester counties, to assist more people returning to their communities after serving state prison sentences. Governor Cuomo said, “Expanding these services we will be able to help more at-risk New Yorkers break the cycle of recidivism and incarceration, helping them to lead more productive lives and increasing the safety in our communities.”