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Battling Recidivism over Breakfast

WCBI By William Folkes Columbus Lowndes Chamber of Commerce and the Paroled to Pride organization are fighting recidivism rates. Paroled to P...

Prison Unit Helps Inmates Prepare for Freedom

News Channel 3 By News Channel 3 Staff Every morning, Amelia Stem wakes up, pulls her clothes from the closet and gets ready for work. S...

Hawaii Prison Population Drops 5 Percent

Honolulu Civil Beat By Chad Blair Hawaii's prison population has dropped 5 percent since July 2012, a figure that includes a 12 percent reductio...

Turning Street Hustle into Profits, Second Chances

The Clarion-Ledger By Jerry Mitchell What if those inside prison could take the hustle they learned on the streets and transform it into hustle ...

Opinion: Vermont Leads the Way on Juvenile Justice Reform

Bennington Banner By Sen. Dick Sears and Vincent Schiraldi Vermont recently became the first state in the 119-year history of America’s youth co...

JPMorgan Wants to Hire People with Criminal Backgrounds

CNN Business By Anneken Tappe JPMorgan wants to give people with criminal records a second chance at a good job. The United States is boasting...

Council of State Governments Creates Pathways to Prosperity

Jails to Jobs The attitude of employers is often the biggest obstacle to employment for those with criminal records. It’s almost like hitting...

Opinion: Out of Jail, Into a Job

Governing By Timothy P. Silard There's no mystery about one of the most effective ways to end mass incarceration in America: reducing...

Watch: Employ Milwaukee Second Chance Highlights

Employ Milwaukee This video from Employ Milwaukee in Wisconsin highlights the partnership between corrections and workforce syst...

Justice Department Announces $53 Million in Grant Awards to Reduce Recidivism Among Adults and Youth

U.S. Department of Justice The Justice Department announced today that it will award grants totaling $53 million to 45 jurisdictions, to reduce rec...

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