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Bruce Western

Professor of Sociology, Harvard Kennedy School of Government

Bruce Western is a Professor of Sociology and the Director of the Program in Inequality and Social Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Western's recent work has focused on the link between social inequality and the growth of prison and jail population in the United States. He finds that the penal system has become a common presence in the lives of poor Americans, with lasting effects on their life chances.

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Facilitating and Rewarding Work: Event Photos

December 12, 2008 • Photo Galleries

The Hamilton Project hosted a two-part forum on ways to encourage, facilitate, and reward work. Jason Furman provided an overview of a strategy paper, which suggested a long-term approach to expanding opportunity, along with specific near-term policies to promote work and reduce poverty.

From Prison to Work: Overcoming Barriers to Reentry: Event Photos

December 5, 2008 • Photo Galleries

The Hamilton Project hosted a policy discussion on the challenges of prisoner reentry featuring a keynote address by U.S. Senator Jim Webb (D-Va.). The event also featured a policy roundtable with a diverse group of experts on the need for a national prisoner reentry strategy.

Bruce Western Discusses His Hamilton Project Paper on Prison Reentry

December 5, 2008 • Video

Harvard University Professor Bruce Western offers an overview of his Hamilton Project paper on prison reentry followed by roundtable discussion among experts with on-the-ground work in the field at the From Prison to Work: Overcoming Barriers to Reentry Hamilton Project event.

From Prison to Work: Overcoming Barriers to Reentry

December 5, 2008 • Audio

Full audio from the event From Prison to Work: Overcoming Barriers to Reentry

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From Prison to Work: Overcoming Barriers to Reentry

Events • December 5, 2008 • Washington, DC

The Hamilton Project hosted a policy discussion on the challenges of prisoner reentry that featured a keynote address by U.S. Senator Jim Webb (D-Va.). The event also featured a policy roundtable with a diverse group of experts on the need for a national prisoner reentry strategy.

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From Prison to Work: A Proposal for a National Prisoner Reentry Program

Papers • December 2008 • Bruce Western

This paper proposes a national prisoner reentry program whose core element is up to a year of transitional employment available to all parolees in need of work.

Facilitating and Rewarding Work: Panel 2: Enhancing the Social Safety Net

December 12, 2007 • Audio

Full audio of Panel Two: "Enhancing the Social Safety Net" from the event Facilitating and Rewarding Work

Facilitating and Rewarding Work: Panel 1: Making Work Pay

December 12, 2007 • Audio

Full audio of Panel 1: "Making Work Pay" from the event Facilitating and Rewarding Work

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Facilitating and Rewarding Work

Events • December 12, 2007 • Washington, DC

The Project hosted a two-part forum on ways to encourage, facilitate, and reward work. Jason Furman provided an overview of a strategy paper, which suggested a long-term approach to expanding opportunity, along with specific near-term policies to promote work and reduce poverty.