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Policy and Corrections Leaders Weigh Tactics to Curb Recidivism

National Forum Brings Together 13 States Competing for “Statewide Recidivism Reduction” Grants Dr. Gary Dennis, Senior Policy Advisor a...

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 ...

Second Chance Act Grants Help Further Promising Reentry Programs and Practices

By Mai P. Tran, Program Associate In October 2013, 104 government agencies and nonprofit organizations across the country were awarded grants throu...

Second Chance Reauthorization Act Introduced; CSG Justice Center Releases New Report Highlighting Grantee Successes

On Wednesday, November 13, 2013, the Second Chance Reauthorization Act was introduced in the Senate by Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Patrick Leahy (...

How can inmates best transition from life behind bars? Options addressed at Birmingham summit

AL.com by Kelsey SteinAs Alabama's prisons burst at the seams housing twice their capacity of inmates, many involved in the criminal justice system a...

FCC Cuts High Interstate Phone Rates for Prisoners

By Mai P. Tran, Program Associate On August 9, the Federal Communications Commission voted to cut the high cost of interstate phone calls made by i...

Federal Communications Commission Prioritizes Prison Telephone Reform

By Angela Tolosa, Deputy Director for Constituent Relations, Reentry On July 10, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) held a daylong worksh...

The Second Chance Act: The First Five Years

This month marks the five-year anniversary of the Second Chance Act, the landmark legislation authorizing federal grants to support programs aimed at ...

Reforming A System: An Inside Perspective on How Ohio Achieved a Record-Low Recidivism Rate

By Gary C. Mohr, Director of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction EDITOR'S NOTE- In late 2010, Ohio’s prisons were 33 percent overc...

Issue Brief: Public Housing Authorities and Prisoner Reentry

A growing number of people are released each year from state prison and local jails; this phenomenon, prisoner reentry, has a significant impact on ho...

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