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April 4, 2022
National Corrections & Recidivism Statistics
Moderated by BJS Corrections Statistics Unit Chief Richard Klückow, this Second Chance Month 2022 event features BJS Statisticians Leonardo Antenangeli, Ph.D., E. Ann Carson, Ph.D., Matt Durose, and Danielle Kaeble.
April 4, 2022
Effective Practices: Removing Barriers to a Successful Reentry
This Second Chance Month 2022 event features representatives of five Second Chance Act grantees that have established innovative ways to enhance the reentry experience through standards of programming, practices, and policy changes.
April 11, 2022
Clean Slate Policies: Clearing the Way for Real Second Chances
This panel (1) explores the barriers criminal records present, (2) highlights the work CSI has done and some of the states leading the way in clean slate policies, and (3) shares the impact of clean slate policies and practices from individuals who were able to clear their records.
April 11, 2022
Serving Young Adults on Probation/Parole: The Role of Juvenile Justice Probation/Parole in Reentry
This Second Chance Month 2022 session addresses issues such as selective service registration, obtaining a driver’s license, vocational training opportunities, and the important task of creating individualized treatment plans to better prepare and ease the youth’s transition from secure care to the community.
April 11, 2022
Trauma and Its Relationship to Successful Reentry
In this Second Chance Month 2022 event, Dr. Chris Branson, trauma expert, and Kathleen Guarino, Corrections and Community Engagement Technical Assistance Center (CCETAC) coach, share research on the lasting impacts of trauma and prevalence of individuals with traumatic experiences involved in the justice system.
April 18, 2022
Making Reentry Work in Tribal Communities
This session focuses on effective reentry strategies in Tribal communities, shares a multitude of effective resources, and highlights guidance from the Bureau of Justice Assistance’s Planning a Reentry Program: A Toolkit for Tribal Communities released in October 2021.
April 25, 2022
Exploring Efforts to Provide Coordinated Reentry Services to Youth
This Second Chance Month 2022 session focuses on localized efforts to support youth who are returning to their communities with gang involvement, reintegration in school, employment, and housing.
April 25, 2022
Lessons Learned from Reentry Coordinators: Overcoming Challenges in the Field
During this Second Chance Month 2022 event, perspectives from state and local reentry coordinators on how they have overcome challenges to implementing reentry programs and supports are shared.
April 21, 2022
The Hidden Costs of Reentry: Understanding the Barriers to Removing a Criminal Record
The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) hosted a webinar to discuss under-researched aspects of reentry: expungement of criminal records and the impact of those records.
March 3, 2022
Peer-Led Innovations in Reentry Support Programming: Towards Holistic Recovery
This webinar provides information about supporting reentry peer support programs to effectively serve people in transition from incarceration to the community.
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Resources
Toolkit
Planning a Reentry Program: A Toolkit for Tribal Communities
Developed by the American Probation and Parole Association, with support from the Bureau of Justice Assistance, this toolkit is designed to help tribal justice system practitioners create or enhance reentry programs for American Indians and Alaska Natives returning from jail or prison.
Brief
Checklist of Practices for Effective Reentry
This checklist, developed by the Corrections and Community Engagement Technical Assistance Center (CCETAC) at the American Institutes for Research (AIR) and five Second Chance Act grantees, identifies standards and innovative practices implemented by grantees to increase the likelihood of successful reentry for returning citizens.
Brief
Effective Reentry Practices in Tribal Communities
The Tribal reentry informational sheet highlights effective strategies to foster and sustain reentry partnerships with local jails and State and Federal prisons, strengthen Tribal-State partnerships, and give a voice and opportunity to the experiences and knowledge of formerly incarcerated Tribal citizens.
Brief
Using Technology to Improve Supervision Outcomes
This tip sheet from the Corrections and Community Engagement Technical Assistance Center (CCETAC) at the American Institutes for Research (AIR) contains current practice in the supervision field regarding the use of technology; benefits of incorporating technology in various forms; and grantee exemplars.
Toolkit
Thinking for a Change (T4C) Program Tools
The NIC has compiled a range of tools and other resources in support of correctional agencies considering the Thinking for a Change 4.0 (T4C) program as one option in a continuum of interventions to address the cognitive, social, and emotional needs of their client populations.
Report
Collaborative Case Work with Justice Involved Women
This report, from the National Institute of Corrections (NIC), provides a description of the Collaborative Case Work Model for Justice-Involved Women (CCW-W), previously known as the Women Offender Case Management Model (WOCMM).
Report, Research
Employment of Persons Released from Federal Prison in 2010
This report presents statistics on both pre-prison and post-prison employment and median earnings, differentiated by age, sex, race and ethnicity, most serious offense, and amount of time served. The report also discusses the industry sectors that employed persons before and after imprisonment.
Report
Recidivism of Prisoners Released in 24 States in 2008: A 10-Year Follow-Up Period (2008–2018)
This report from the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) of the U.S. Department of Justice presents recidivism statistics on state prisoners released in 2008 during the 10 years following their release.
Research
Bureau of Justice Statistics Corrections Statistical Analysis Tool (CSAT) - Prisoners
The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) has launched an innovative new dashboard for accessing data on individuals who are currently incarcerated.
Report
Recidivism of Prisoners Released in 34 States in 2012: A 5-Year Follow-Up Period (2012–2017)
This report from the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) of the U.S. Department of Justice describes the recidivism patterns of state prisoners released in 2012, for 5 years following release, by their demographic characteristics, commitment offense, and prior criminal history.
Toolkit
Prison Arts Collective Curriculum and Resources
The Prison Arts Collective works to expand access to the transformative power of the arts through collaboration and mutual learning that supports the development of self-expression, reflection, communication, and empathy by providing multidisciplinary arts programming in correctional institutions and the justice-impacted community.
Brief
Bureau of Justice Assistance Tribal Reentry Fact Sheet
This publication was produced by the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) to provide information on BJA strategies that can be used to support Tribes and States interested in implementing effective reentry procedures and processes for Native Americans.
Toolkit
Get My Future Career Planning for Youth
This online toolkit created by Career One Stop, and sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor, provides information, tools, and links to resources to help anyone ages 14 to 24 explore careers, learn about and locate training or education programs, and conduct a successful job search.
Toolkit
Transition from Jail to Community (TJC)
This resource examines the Transition from Jail to Community Initiative (TJC) and implementation of the model in various sites over two phases.
Report
Justice-Involved Veterans Compendium Project
The Justice-Involved Veterans Compendium Project from the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) is a series of publications intended to assist corrections professional in understanding and addressing the unique issues that justice-involved veterans encounter.
Brief
A Second Chance: The Impact of Unsuccessful Reentry and the Need for Reintegration Resources in Communities
This article discusses the impact unsuccessful reentry has had in communities.
Video
Offender Reentry: The Value of Victim Involvement [Broadcast]
This three-hour national discussion and broadcast by the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) focuses on the unique opportunities and challenges of including victims in the offender reentry process. Current points in the criminal justice reentry continuum where victims can and should have a voice are explored.
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