The Biden administration plans to invest $145 million over the next year to support job skills training as well as individualized reentry plans for people who are incarcerated in Bureau of Prison facilities in a first-of-its-kind partnership between the U.S. Justice and Labor departments, the White House said April 25.
The DOJ/DOL partnership is one component of a multi-agency plan geared toward helping incarcerated or formerly incarcerated people receive training and skills needed to find gainful employment. In materials distributed with the announcement, the White House said, “While there are promising state and local models across the country that incorporate skill-building and reentry planning during incarceration, a comprehensive and inclusive approach is necessary across the country.”