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Bureau of Justice Assistance Programs That Support Corrections

This fact sheet was produced by the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) to provide information on BJA-funded programs that ...

Bureau of Justice Assistance Programs That Support Jails

This fact sheet was produced by the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) to provide information on BJA-funded programs that ...

Fact Sheet: Biden-⁠Harris Administration Takes Action During Second Chance Month to Strengthen Public Safety, Improve Rehabilitation in Jails and Prisons, and Support Successful Reentry

At the conclusion of Second Chance Month 2023, the Biden-Harris administration released an evidence-informed, multi-year Alternatives, Rehabilitation,...

The Overlooked Role of Jails in the Discussion of Legitimacy: Implications for Trust and Procedural Justice

This article from the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) discusses how legitimacy and procedural justice are powerful facilitators of complian...

Look Beyond Recidivism: How to Capture Your Reentry Program's Impact

This brief from RTI International and The Center for Justice Innovation (formerly The Center for Court Innovation) encourages reentry program staff an...

Eliminating Barriers That May Unnecessarily Prevent Individuals with Criminal Histories from Participating in HUD Programs

On April 12, 2022, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia L. Fudge instituted a HUD-wide effort to review programs an...

Providing Robust Evidence for High-Stakes Decision-Making

This article from the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) provides an overview of reentry, focusing on NIJ’s contributions to the field and identifyin...

Explainer: Building Effective Partnerships with Continuums of Care to Increase Housing Options for People Leaving Prisons and Jails

This article from The Council of State Governments Justice Center (CSG) answers frequently asked questions about Continuum of Cares (CoCs') unique rol...

Recidivism Rates: What You Need to Know

The rate at which people return to prison following release is a key measure of the performance of the nation’s criminal justice system,...

Surveying Participants to Strengthen Behavioral Health-Criminal Justice Programs

According to this brief from The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center, participant satisfaction surveys help behavioral health-...

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The National Reentry Resource Center is operated by the Council of State Governments Justice Center and supported by Grant No. 15PBJA-23-GK-05503-MUMU awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance. The Bureau of Justice Assistance is a component of the Office of Justice Programs, which also includes the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the Office for Victims of Crime, and Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking. Points of view or opinions in this document are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.