Inmate John Doe is serving thirty-year sentence for murder. He was twenty years old when convicted and sentenced. Now, he is set to be released in nine months at age fifty. John Doe earned some mechanical professional certificates while in prison, but he has no college degree. During his thirty-year sentence, he never received any discipline and followed all rules. He has no money and requirements to take care of his mother, who is terminally ill. John expresses to you that he requires to aid his mother and to find job when he is released. You work for Department of Corrections and have been allotted to help John with his reentry into community.

In minimum of 200 words, how would you aid John plan his reentry? For instance, what programs would you suggest him to pursue to successfully reenter community? Write other actions do you believe he must take? A minimum of two sources should be cited and referenced in response.