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Second Chance Act Spotlight: Darius Dennis, Norfolk, Virginia

By CSG Justice Center Staff “When I got out, my kids were my number one priority.” Darius Dennis couldn’t have predicted how intertwined his...

Second Chance Pell Experimental Sites Initiative Update

Postsecondary education in prison has been shown to contribute to successful reentry for people who have been incarcerated as well as promote public s...

Reentry Essentials: A Look at National Progress on the 10th Anniversary of the Second Chance Act

By CSG Justice Center Staff This is the second in a series of posts on aspects of successful reentry. Each post will include curated resources rela...

Reentry Essentials: An Overview of Employment and Correctional Education

By CSG Justice Center Staff This is the first in a series of posts on aspects of successful reentry. Each post will include curated resources r...

Seeking New Perspective, Interview Series Gives Firsthand Look at Criminal Record Clearance Experiences

By Carla Sinclair, CSG Justice Center staff With awareness of the need for criminal justice reform on the rise across the country, hearing stories ...

White House Hosts Governors and Business Executives to Discuss Benefits of Hiring People Who Have Criminal Records

#carouselExampleIndicators .carousel-indicators li { background-color: #004b8d; } Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin (left) and Colorado Gov. John Hic...

For Dave’s Killer Bread, Giving ‘Second Chances’ Leads to Loyal Employees, ‘Exponential Growth’

By Ashleigh Fryer, CSG Justice Center When Genevieve Martin came on board at Dave’s Killer Bread as its retail and café manager eight years ago, she ...

Tennessee Woman Finds Support, Hope in 'Work Family' after Returning Home from Jail

By Ashleigh Fryer, CSG Justice CenterHaley George’s family life has taught her a lot over the last 12 years.When she was 16, she learned about the val...

Top Trends in State Criminal Justice Reform, 2017

This policy brief from the Sentencing Project describes key reforms from 2017 that were designed to reduce the scale of incarceration a...

Expand Criminal Record Clearance Policies

Policymakers from across the political spectrum are considering policies to clear some types of criminal records. Criminal record clearance removes ...

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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.