By the CSG Justice Center Staff Ron and Cathy Tijerina, founders of the RIDGE Project, a 2014 Second Chance granteeRon Tijerina entered Ohio state pri...
Nearly one in three adults in South Carolina—1.1 million people—have a criminal record. Many of them also have trouble finding a job, not necessarily ...
This article focuses primarily on juvenile justice policies and practices for youth returning to their communities from out-of-home placements (e.g., ...
The women of Santa Maria Hostel like to talk about miracles.They describe the miracle of meeting Amelia Murphy, director of Santa Maria’s Recovery Sup...
By Mai P. TranFor Gary W., coming home after ten years in prison wasn’t easy. Just days after his release, his wife died of cancer, and Gary then spen...
By Heather Tubman-Carbone, Policy AnalystThe Smart Supervision grant program aims to improve probation and parole success rates and reduce crime by he...
Dr. Patrick Hynes, director of the Connecticut Department of Corrections Best Practices Unit, addresses audience members at the Reentry Training Summ...
Did you know that many of the federal rules about child support enforcement are 35 years old? After years of consultation with stakeholders, the Feder...
Connecticut Governor Dannel P. MalloyAs part of Governor Dannel Malloy’s Second Chance Society reentry initiative, Connecticut has opened a new reent...
