Second Chance Month 2023 Resources

Second Chance Month
April 2023

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Collaborative Comprehensive Case Plans Update Release

The Council of State Governments Justice Center's Collaborative Comprehensive Case Plans web tool has been updated to include new content focusing on ...
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Breaking Down Barriers: Lessons from Housing and Justice System Collaborations

Affordable housing is fundamental to successful reentry. To help policymakers build sustainable pathways to housing, The Council of State Governm...
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Building Connections to Housing During Reentry: Results from a Questionnaire on DOC Housing Policies, Programs, and Needs

The Council of State Governments Justice Center, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs, Bur...
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Housing

The Life-Changing Impact of Reentry Housing

This video from The Council of State Governments Justice Center demonstrates that people leaving incarceration are at an elevated risk of homelessness...
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How Three Communities are Developing Supportive Housing to Improve Access for People with Behavioral Health Needs Leaving Incarceration

According to this article from The Council of State Governments Justice Center, the affordable housing crisis has increased the need for n...
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Explainer: Creating Housing Opportunities for People with Complex Health Needs Leaving Incarceration

According to this article from The Council of State Governments Justice Center, with an affordable housing crisis across the U.S., it is i...
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Action Points: Four Steps to Expand Access to Housing for People in the Justice System with Behavioral Health Needs

This brief from The Council of State Governments Justice Center presents four steps state leaders should take to increase housing opportunities and im...

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