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Beyond the nearly 2 million people in the U.S. who are incarcerated, tens of millions more (1 in 3 Americans) are dealing with the collateral conseque...
This article from the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) discusses how legitimacy and procedural justice are powerful facilitators of complian...
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...
This online article from USA Today discusses the expansion of Pell Grants that were eliminated in the 1994 crime bill for people in prison and ended t...
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 brief explores how jurisdictions can leverage existing models and national best practices to create pathways to public employment for the many qu...
This brief discusses the strategies some states have developed to ensure that clearance remains as effective as possible in the digital age.
This brief examines the legislative action that states have taken to limit the risks—real or perceived—of negligent hiring liability faced by employer...