Recidivism: Improving Nonviolent African American Ex-Offender Post-Release Recidivism

Recidivism:

 Improving Nonviolent African American Ex-Offender Post-Release Recidivism

35% of federal inmates are African American, while African Americas are reported to constitute roughly 13% of national inhabitants. African Americans are also disproportionately represented in state and county incarceration populations.

Many non-violent African American ex-offenders will be released from detention, and many have few or no resources. Scores of non-violent African American ex-offenders will be removed from custody, and many have little or no help. Non-violent African American ex-offenders’ experience more frequent incidents of post-release employee discrimination than their white counterparts.

Many nonviolent African American ex-offenders wrestle with massive holdup throughout the reentry process and getting profitable employment is critical to lowering recidivism.

We will address minimizing nonviolent African American ex-offender post-release recidivism.

Saturday, August 1, 2026

11:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Eastern Time) On Zoom

Presented By Dr. Negus Rudison-Imhotep 

Dr. Negus Rudison-Imhotep, Ph.D., a native of Houston, Texas, serves as the CEO & Cultural Memory keeper for Imhotep Memory Consultancy, LLC. With expertise in public historical services, recruitment marketing, and cultural competency training, he collaborates with subject matter experts to promote scholarly research, provide historical evidence-based resources, and advocate for policy change. Dr. Rudison-Imhotep's leadership roles include serving as the former Chair of the City of Des Moines Civil & Human Rights Commission and a Board Member with Des Moines Habitat for Humanity. Additionally, he held the position of Chair of the Iowa Commission on the Status of African Americans and served on the Executive Board of the Iowa Human Rights Department.

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