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The National Reentry Resource Center (NRRC) serves as a hub of information on reentry, collateral consequences, and records clearance that can assist ...
Originally coined by former director of the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Jeremy Travis, "reentry" is the process by which a person in corr...
More than 400,000 individuals reenter communities from state prisons and nearly 10 million people cycle into and out of local jails each year. When st...
During Second Chance Month 2023, the National Reentry Resource Center, in partnership with the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), the Office of Juven...
On March 31, 2023, President Joseph R. Biden proclaimed April 2023 as Second Chance Month and called upon all government officials, educat...
The Office of Justice Programs (OJP) is the primary grantmaking component of the U.S. Department of Justice and houses the Department’s science a...
This story from Margaret diZerega, Initiative Director for the Vera Institute of Justice's Center for Sentencing and Corrections and Unlocking Potenti...
Community-based organizations (CBOs) working with people in reentry can struggle to establish strong partnerships with their state and local correct...
This tip sheet from the Corrections and Community Engagement Technical Assistance Center (CCETAC) at the American Institutes for Research (AIR) contai...
This fact sheet from the Vera Institute of Justice provides further information on the background, purpose, and significance of the FAFSA Simplificati...