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June 23, 2021

Connecticut Restores Voting Rights for People on Parole

On June 23, 2021, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed into law Senate Bill 1202, restoring the right to vote to as many as 4,000 pe...

Why Reentry Programs? Why Now?

Houston Chronicle By Brooke A. Lewis and Maggie Gordon After decades of putting more and more people behind bars, the U.S. now has the world's h...

Reentry Week Programs for Formerly Incarcerated

New Haven Register By Clare Dignan About 100 people come out of prison to return home to the city every month. This week begins an awareness cam...

Who Will Fill Frank Wolf's Shoes as Second Chance Advocate?

The Crime Report By Ted Gest The retirement of U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Va.) next year could have a major impact on criminal justice policy, say ...

California Enacts Modest Occupational Licensing Reform

Collateral Consequences Resource Center By David Schlussel On September 30, 2018, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law AB 2...

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...

State Program Gives Inmates Their Voice Back

Albuquerque Journal By Matthew Reisen With only months remaining on a 10-year sentence for drug trafficking, 38-year-old Justin Mack says he wan...

Life After ‘17 to Life’

The New York Times By Joseph Rodriguez and Nell Bernstein In California, known for decades as one of the nation’s most avid jailers, the traject...

Bill introduced to decrease recidivism

Portsmouth-DailyTimes.com By Frank Lewis On Wednesday, U. S. Senators Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Senate Judiciary Committee...

The Victims Who Don’t Count

The Marshall Project By Alysia Santo After his father was murdered in Sarasota, Florida, in 2015, Anthony "Amp" Campbell was in shock. Not only ...

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