Acknowledgments, Introduction, 1. The Abyss in America’s Inner Cities, 2. Current Federal Rehabilitative Workforce Development and Prisoner Reentry Policies and Programs: An Overview, 3. Near-Term Strategies, Programs, and Policies: Nonprofi t Approaches to Rehabilitate the Disconnected and the Formerly Incarcerated, 4. Intermediate-Term Preventive Strategies, Programs, and Policies to Facilitate Skills Training in High Schools and Alternative Venues, 5. Conclusion: The Need to Rethink Three Policies, Index