What are People Saying About the Federal Bonding Program?
“A vital resource in the provision of offender job placement services, the Federal Bonding Program has become a critical component of training for Offender Employment Specialist by the National Institute of Corrections, Office of Correctional Job Training and Placement.” John E. Moore, Administrator, Office of Correctional Job Training and Placement, National Institute of Corrections, U.S. Department of Justice “It s a phenomenal job-selling tool.” Bobby Genn, State Bonding Coordinator, New York State Department of Labor “Employers were more willing to hire ex-offenders who are bonded . . .. Bonding was the only variable to which the majority of employers (51%) responded favorably. This supports the importance of the Federal Bonding Program to ex-offenders.” Study of “Employer Attitudes Toward Hiring Ex-Offenders” published in The Prison Journal, June 1996. Authored by Shelley Albright, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and Furjen Denq, Sam Houston State University. “A criminal pas
