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White House Proclaims April 2021 as Second Chance Month

On March 31, 2021, President Joe Biden proclaimed April 2021 as Second Chance Month. In the proclamation, the President called upon all governmen...

Fact Sheet: Looking Beyond Conviction History: Recommendations for Public Housing Authority Admissions Policies

Safe, affordable housing is essential for the millions of people released from U.S. jails and prisons each year. But most public housing aut...

Policy Solutions Toolkit: Reducing Structural Barriers to School and Work for People with Juvenile Records

This toolkit from The Council of State Governments Justice Center builds on their report, Reducing Structural Barriers to School and Wo...

Webinar: Fiscal Year 2021 Second Chance Act Funding Opportunities

This webinar discusses the Second Chance Act (SCA) programs funded for fiscal year 2021

The Role of Probation and Parole in Making Housing a Priority for People with Behavioral Health Needs

This report from The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center examines the importance of safe, affordable, and perman...
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The Connecticut Second Chance​ ​Pardon​ ​Gap

In an effort to argue for automatic pardons, this paper out of Santa Clara University identifies and estimates the “second chance gap” in Connecticut'...

Financially Sustaining Behavioral Health-Criminal Justice Programs

For jurisdictions implementing behavioral health-criminal justice programs to help minimize justice involvement among people with mental ill...

Implementing Specialized Caseloads to Reduce Recidivism for People with Co-Occurring Disorders

Many criminal justice leaders are beginning to look to specialized caseloads as a tool for reducing recidivism among people who have mental ...

Justice Reinvestment in Ohio: Reducing Recidivism Through Treatment

This policy framework from The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center outlines recommendations developed as a part of a Justice R...

Ready & Resilient: Qualitative Findings from Life Story Interviews with Vocational and Life Skills Program Participants

This report from the Nebraska Center for Justice Research summarizes a research project that explored the lives of individuals who ...

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