What Proof Is There That Bonding Is Needed and Useful?
New York State found that having a job helps prevent a parolee from returning to prison. The fact is that 89% of persons who violated parole were unemployed at the time. Texas found that Project RIO bonding and other services for those released from its State prisons saved the State $10 million annually, and made tax payers out of tax users. A study of the U.S. Department of Justice found that released felony offenders with histories of alcohol and drug offenses were able to be helped to secure steady employment by offering employers bonding as a job-hire incentive. In August 1998, the Pittsburgh City Paper brought attention to the fact that “a criminal past may prevent the transition from welfare to work,” and called for expanded use of the Federal Bonding Program to deal with this job placement problem.
