Peer Mentors as Prison Volunteers: Building Bridges Between Institutions and Communities

One creative way that Departments of Corrections offset costs is by relying on volunteers. Prison volunteers are a heterogeneous group, who provide various programs to incarcerated populations. One unique subset of prison volunteers are peer mentors, who are individuals who have experienced criminal...

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Main Author: Lazzari, Sarah R. (Author)
Contributors: Franz, Brooke ; Lloyd, Caleb ; Higley, Cole A. ; Serin, Ralph C.
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2025
In: International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
Year: 2025, Volume: 69, Issue: 5, Pages: 594-610
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
religious programming
prison programming
Reentry
peer mentor
prison volunteer

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