Safe housing scarce for inmates released from correctional facilities, advocates say

Advocates from the John Howard Society report safe housing is scarce for inmates released from correctional facilities, with conditions particularly acute for Indigenous former inmates. The shortage of transitional and stable housing is highlighted as a barrier to reintegration and could raise recidivism risks, though the article does not cite specific funding, policy changes, or quantitative estimates.

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Advocates from the John Howard Society report safe housing is scarce for inmates released from correctional facilities, with conditions particularly acute for Indigenous former inmates. The shortage of transitional and stable housing is highlighted as a barrier to reintegration and could raise recidivism risks, though the article does not cite specific funding, policy changes, or quantitative estimates.