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Second Chance Fellows—About the Visiting Fellows Program

The Office of Justice Programs’ (OJP) Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Visiting Fellows Program invests in future and current leaders in the crimina...

Five Things About Reentry

Originally coined by former director of the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Jeremy Travis, "reentry" is the process by which a person in corr...

Pell Grants will return to prison, but for many, college will still be out of reach

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...

Fact Sheet: Changes to Protect Veterans, Students, and Taxpayers and Support Incarcerated Students

In October 2022, the U.S. Department of Education published final regulations for the federal Pell Grant program that promote accountabili...

Second Chance Act Reentry Education and Employment Factsheet

This factsheet from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) provides information on the following three current Second Chance Act (SCA) investme...

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...

We're on the Same Team: Building Effective Corrections Partnerships

Community-based organizations (CBOs) working with people in reentry can struggle to establish strong partnerships with their state and local correct...

The Challenge & Promise of Reentry in Municipalities

City efforts to support effective return from jails and prisons exist in a complex landscape shaped by direct service and coordination. Based on ...

How One City Used Federal Funds to Create Reentry Housing Opportunities

This article discusses how the City of Salina, Kansas leveraged U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Emergency Solutions Grant funding to ...

‘A Resource for Change’: The Role of Peer Recovery Support Specialists in Reentry Programs

This article discusses the unique ways that peer recovery support specialists can enhance reentry programs.

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