Perhaps this is just (another) poorly written article posted on NJ.com, but further in the reporter states that "McGreevey WAS (my emphasis) employed by Jersey City making $110,000 a year, but he said he does not expect to be hired by the city of Trenton." Did something happen to his Jersey City employment we weren't aware of?
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Former Gov. McGreevey, Trenton mayor meet to discuss prisoner re-entry program
By Jenna Pizzi | Times of Trenton
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on August 22, 2014 at 10:03 PM, updated August 22, 2014 at 10:26 PM


Former Gov. Jim McGreevey met with Trenton Mayor Eric Jackson today at Trenton City Hall for an hour-long, closed-door meeting where the two discussed how to help former inmates be successful in their re-entry into society.

Jackson said the two had discussed the issue during his campaign, but it was McGreevey who asked for the meeting with Jackson.

?We certainly have a need in our city to have a good, connected, coordinated re-entry system,? Jackson said.

Jackson said he is hoping to create a re-entry program in Trenton to offer services to ex-offenders trying to reacclimate themselves to society, but there are many complicated issues to take into consideration when crafting the plan, so he is glad to have help from the former governor.

?We have one of the best programs here in the state,? Jackson said, referring to McGreevey?s work in Jersey City. ?Instead of trying to make something up, we can look to them.?

McGreevey said he offered the best practices he and his team have learned working in Jersey City since he was hired by Mayor Steven Fulop as executive director of the Jersey City Employment and Training Program, which counsels former inmates returning to society.

?Re-entry works but it has to be done well,? McGreevey said.

He said as individuals return from jail they require ongoing addiction treatment, transitional housing and employment training.

McGreevey explained how in Jersey City they have created a ?one-stop-shop? for individuals to go to access all of these services and that the program has been extremely successful in reducing recidivism. He said for female ex-offenders the rate at which they return to prison is at 24 percent, compared to the national average which hovers over 60 percent.

?(Mayor Jackson) liked that focus and thought it was a sound approach,? McGreevey said.

McGreevey was employed by Jersey City making $110,000 a year, but he said he does not expect to be hired by the city of Trenton. Rather, McGreevey said, he is willing to work with Jackson and his administration to study the services already available and offer guidance on best practices as well as whom to contact in Hudson County for skilled assistance.

?We have learned over the years what works and what hasn?t worked,? McGreevey said.

McGreevey said he will continue to discuss the program with Jackson in the coming months and may have a proposal for him by January.

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