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Rikers Program Provides “Green Technology” Job Training, Placements

By Mai P. TranDuring a ceremony on Rikers Island last month, William Torres told the crowded room, “I am a better man now than I was 12 years ago.”Tor...

States Ban the Box: Removing Barriers to Work for People with Criminal Records

By Liam JulianAround 65 million Americans of working age have criminal records. Finding a job isn’t easy for anyone, but it’s especially difficult for...

Reentry Myth Busters

The Reentry Myth Busters are a series of fact sheets created by the partner agencies within the Federal Interagency Reentry Council...

Nebraska Joins Growing Number of States to Pass "Ban the Box"

Nebraska recently became the 11th state to pass “Ban the Box,” a law that removes questions about criminal records on state job applications. Enacted ...

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Federal Trade Commission Release Documents on Background Checks for Employers and Jobseekers

The two technical assistance documents from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) explai...

Launch of Fair Employment Opportunities Project

The Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia, Philadelphia Lawyers for Social Equity, and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law have...

National Symposium Focuses on the Economic Potential of Individuals and Communities Involved with the Criminal Justice System

More than 30 practitioners, academics, and private-sector leaders from across the country attended the 9th Annual Harry Frank Guggenheim Symposium on ...

What Works in Reentry Clearinghouse Update - New Content on the Effectiveness of Employment and Education Programs

by Henry Rosen, Policy Analyst, CSG Justice Center The What Works in Reentry Clearinghouse (the Clearinghouse) now includes new and updat...

Directive (DIR) 2013-02

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

How Corrections Departments are Preparing People for In-Demand Careers that Support America's Infrastructure

This brief from the Vera Institute of Justice was developed in response to President Biden's 2022 Infrastructure Bill. As the brief asserts, j...

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