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"“Going home” is a classic metaphor for exiting prison. But most people exiting
prison in Australia either expect to be homeless, or don’t know where they will
be staying when released.
Our recent research for AHURI (the Australian Housing and Urban Research
Institute) shows post-release housing assistance is a potentially powerful
lever in arresting the imprisonment–homelessness cycle.
We found ex-prisoners who get public housing have significantly better criminal
justice outcomes than those who receive private rental assistance only.
The benefit, in dollars terms, of public housing outweighs the cost."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
