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Expungement: Criminal Records as Reentry Barriers

This article from the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) offers a broader discussion, derived from an NIJ-hosted webinar, of the difficulty of clea...

Trauma and Prospects for Reentry

This Annual Review of Criminology published by Annual Reviews explores the prevalence and impact of trauma on individuals with incarceration hi...

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...

Engaging the Families of Youth Reentering Rural Communities

This brief from the Corrections and Community Engagement Technical Assistance Center (CCETAC) focuses on the importance of family engagement in...

How State Higher Ed Leaders Are Expanding College in Prison

This story from Margaret diZerega, Initiative Director for the Vera Institute of Justice's Center for Sentencing and Corrections and Unlocking Potenti...

GAINS Center for Behavioral Health and Justice Transformation

This resource is part of The Federal Interagency Reentry Council's A Record of Progress and a Roadmap for the Future. The GAINS C...

A Monumental Shift: Restoring Access to Pell Grants for Incarcerated Students

This fact sheet from the Vera Institute of Justice provides further information on the background, purpose, and significance of the FAFSA Simplificati...

Tips for Engaging Caregivers of Children with Incarcerated Parents in Reentry Programming

This article from The Council of State Governments shares strategies for focusing on the needs and concerns of the children’s caregivers, who are typi...

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...

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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.