DLLR's Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning

This is a combined page including recommend resources from the Maryland Peoples Law Library and the Maryland Correctional Education Libraries. Please also visit the Maryland Peoples Law Library Homepage for further information.

Are you looking for a job?

Baltimoresun.com - Career Builder
(Find a Job, post your resume, search for jobs in Baltimore, and other states, search for a job by company name, industry.)
Career Net
(Find specific career channels with information on various careers. Select a career channel to find more information out about the career you have chosen.)
DORS - Maryland State Department of Education - Division of Rehabilitation Services
(offers vocational rehabilitation services, training, job help)
Employment Information Handbook - Inmate Transition Branch - Department of Justice /Federal Bureau of Prisons 2007 ed. (PDF document, download Adobe Acrobat for free
(This handbook answers some of the following questions. What should I do to prepare for prerelease? Are there employees who hire Ex-offenders? What about Loans and Grants for Ex-offenders?)
Maryland Career Centers
(Find a one stop website for each locating jobs in the different counties in Maryland. )
Maryland Job Center - Pratt
(Find workshops on job searching, interviewing, and résumé writing, Also access to computers for job searching or résumé writing, and résumé reviews by appointment.)
General Educational Development (GED Test in Maryland)
(Find testing options, practice tests online, dates of tests)
Maryland - Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation
(Find information about occupational and professional licensing, apprenticeships and more)

Are you trying to find a way to pay for college?

FAFSA on the Web Worksheet
(Find information out about the Free Application For Federal Student Aid. Find how to fill out the report, and any follow up you might want to do.)
Federal Student Aid
(From the United States Department of Education find out about different ways to pay for your education after high school.)
Student Loan Network
(Find student loan costs, how to pay for college, how to apply for loans.)

Do you need help getting your driver's license? How about find out how to vote again?

Finding Vital Records
(Find out how to acquire your birth certificates, death certificates, marriage records, and divorce records. Find these records for Maryland and sources in every state.)
Finding Your Court Records
(Find out how to locate your court records. These are public domain.) PLL
Small Claims
(Find out how to apply for small claims court. Find the rules for filing.) PLL
Name Change
(Find out how to go about the process of changing your name.) PLL
Voting - Information on how a criminal conviction may affect your ability to vote. PLL

Maryland - Driver's License Information

Maryland Department of Transportation - Motor Vehicle Administration
(Find out about applying for a Drivers license. Also find information on how to get a free CDL manual.)
Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration
(Online Forms - includes MVA Drivers Handbook)

District of Columbia - Drivers License Information

Are you searching for health related information?

Drug and Alcohol Programs
(This is a searchable database maintained by the MD Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration.)
Social Security Online - Disability Programs
( Find everything on how inmates can apply for disability. Click on forms and publications and disability starter kits.)

Do you need a place to stay?

DC Housing for Ex-Offender Women
(Find support services as well as transitional housing from Our Place DC.)
Fannie Mae
(If you are interested in buying real estate find a wealth of information here.)
HUD - Homes & Communities - U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
(Here you can find lots of info on buying HUD homes.)
Office of Transitional Services - Emergency and Transitional Housing and Service Programs
(Find information about the Emergency and Transitional Housing and Services Program.)
Transitional Housing (PDF document, download Adobe Acrobat for free)
(Maryland Department of Human Resources listing of programs by county.)

Do you need help with legal concerns and questions?

Attorney Grievances
(If you have had problems with Attorneys or concerns with an attorneys practice this is a place to get help.)(MDJustice)
Criminal Record and Expungement
(Find out how to get your criminal record expunged.) (PLL)
L.A.W. Database
(This is a specialized database that matches the needs of inmates about to be released with legal services providers who can provide free legal help to low income persons.)
Username: library
Password: referral

Do you need help answering your transitional questions?

Baltimore City's Ex-offender Initiative (PDF document, download Adobe Acrobat for free)
A Checklist for Planning to Get Out (PDF document, download Adobe Acrobat for free)
(This is a downloadable form to help inmates conduct a personal inventory and development plan.)
First Call For Help
(This free confidential service is a statewide comprehensive information and referral directory connecting people with health and human services personnel. They are available 24 hours a day seven days a week.)
Offender Transition Program - Resource Manual (PDF document, download Adobe Acrobat for free)
(Find career information, general assistance programs, business /consumer information, substance abuse and health information.)
Planning for Your Release (PDF document, download Adobe Acrobat for free)
(This is a 21 page PDF with a checklist for veterans (produced by the non-profit National Coalition for Homeless Veterans)
What Prisoners Should Know About Social Security (PDF document, download Adobe Acrobat for free)
(This discusses Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and what is available when an inmate is released from prison.)

Highlighted Websites - Reentry

Navigating the Road to Reentry
(Maryland Public Television (MPT) aims to educate the community about the facts surrounding prisoner reentry in Maryland.)
Legal Action Center - AFTER PRISON: ROADBLOCKS TO REENTRY
( A report on State Legal Barriers Facing People with Criminal Records)
Planning for your Release - A Guide for Incarcerated Veterans (PDF document, download Adobe Acrobat for free)
Resources for Maryland Families
(Help for qualifying citizens - locate and access a range of State assistive programs and services.)
U.S. Department of Justice
(Office of Justice Programs Reentry Publications)