Recommendation 2:  Texas Should Provide Education and Treatment Programs for The Estimated 70,000 Prisoners Being Released Each Year.

Recommendation 3: Texas Should Create Program Enhancements to Support the Children of Incarcerated Parents.

Recommendation 4:  Texas Should Support the Creation of Infrastructures Spanning Probation, Incarceration, and Aftercare that Support Job-Readiness, Talent Assessment, and Placement Among Ex-Offenders. 

Recommendation 5:  Texas Should Remove Legal Barriers to Employment for Previously Incarcerated Individuals.

Recommendation 6:  Texas Should Expunge or Seal the Records of Non-3G, Non-Habitual Ex-Offenders.

Recommendation 7:  Texas Should Prevent Counties from Using Zoning Laws to Bar Churches and Other Direct Service Providers from Assisting Ex-Offenders, and It Should Create Financial Incentives for Counties that Facilitate the Re-integration of Ex-Offenders into their Communities. 

Recommendation 8:  Texas Should Promote Affordable Housing Options for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals.