First-Ever Global Standard for Post-Prison Success
United Nation Human Rights Council Partners with REFORM to Adopts Resolution on Reentry, Impacting Over 11.5 Million in Criminal Legal Systems Globally
For the first time ever, the world is coming together to establish a universal standard for supporting individuals returning home from prison or subjected to non-custodial measures (including probation, supervised release, and other forms of community supervision). REFORM Alliance is proud to have led the charge in creating this groundbreaking human rights-based approach to social reintegration (often referred to as “reentry” in the U.S.) in partnership with a core group of United Nations member states led by Costa Rica and an international coalition of NGOs including INHR, Perseus Strategies, and Penal Reform International. Until now, there have been no universal standards guiding what happens after incarceration or during or after non-custodial sanctions.
Jessica Jackson, CEO of REFORM Alliance: “This historic resolution is a major victory for millions around the world who face impossible barriers to reentry after incarceration and on supervision. Governments must now take a human rights approach to supporting this population and do everything they can to help those who are turning their lives around become full productive members of society. REFORM has fought state by state, county by county, and at the federal level in the U.S. to close the critical gaps in supervision policies that leave too many people trapped. Now, we are expanding our efforts globally to ensure no one is left behind.”
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