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Returns on Investments in Recidivism-Reducing Programs

This policy brief from the White House's Council of Economic Advisors discusses the economic costs of crime and the effectiveness of prison progr...

Levers of Change in Parole Release and Revocation

Any comprehensive program to change American prison policy must focus to a significant degree on prison-release discretion, where it exists, and its r...

Second Chances, Safer Counties: Workforce Development and Reentry

Counties and local workforce development boards (WDBs) cooperate to provide workforce training services and assistance to residents, including adults ...

Reconnecting Justice: Lessons Learned and the Agenda Ahead

This report from CLASP highlights the strong connections between education, jobs, and criminal justice. Reconnecting Justice emphasizes the full scope...

Reentry Essentials: The Role of Corrections in Reentry

By CSG Justice Center Staff This is the fifth in a series of posts on aspects of successful reentry. Each post will include curated resources relat...

An Overview of Offender Reentry

This publication from the National Institute of Justice provides an overview of reentry literature, reentry outcomes, and the initiatives that may wor...

"Ban the Box" Measures Help High Crime Neighborhoods

Many localities have in recent years regulated the use of questions about criminal history in hiring, or “banned the box.” This publication, from AEI,...

Researchers Examine Effects of a Criminal Record on Prospects for Employment

A team of researchers from Arizona State University recently conducted a three-year study on the impact of having a criminal record on employment-rela...

Criminal Background Checks: Impact on Employment and Recidivism

This report from the Urban Institute examines criminal background checks as a significant collateral consequence for people in the justice system and ...

Second Chance Act Grantees Use a Continuous Quality Improvement Approach in Corrections and Community Supervision

By NRRC Staff Across the country, criminal justice professionals have committed to analyzing drivers of recidivism and implementing evidence-based ...

Reentry Population

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