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Program Helps Prisoners Re-Enter Communities

The Beaver County Times By Marsha Keefer James Hammerly, 36, called himself a “frequent flyer,” cycling in and out of jail most of his adult lif...

Prisoner Reentry Program in New Jersey Gets $1M Grant to Help End 'Tragic Cycle' of Killings

NJ.com By Noah Cohen Officials on Thursday announced a Newark prisoner reentry program that will focus on providing services, including employme...

Michigan Drops Conviction Box from Job, License Applications

Associated Press By David Eggert Gov. Rick Snyder is ordering the state to no longer ask job applicants and people seeking certain occupational ...

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...

When Your Prison Becomes Your Paycheck

The Marshall Project By Maurica Chammah and Joseph Neff In 2010, Cindy Stubbs was nearing the end of a 14-year sentence in a South Carolina pris...

Research & Commentary: Lowering Professional Licensing Barriers for Ex-Offenders

The Heartland Institute By Matthew Glans Nearly one in three Americans need an occupational license to do their job, even though these...

Rural Re-entry Program Saves Money, Lives, Director Says

Herald Chronicle A resounding success, the Middle Tennessee Rural Re-entry Program boasts a drastic reduction in the recidivism rate for those part...

Opinion: Tightening Access to Criminal Records

BusinessWest.com By Brad McDougall The Massachusetts Legislature recently passed a criminal-justice reform bill that narrows the ability of empl...

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...

Attorneys: Re-Entry in Indian Country Is Crucial to Reducing Recidivism

Missoulian By Vince Devlin POLSON – Michael Batista, the director of the Montana Department of Corrections, likes the story, even if it wasn...

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