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What Prisoners Need to Know

This brief from the Social Security Administration provides practical information about eligibility for and treatment of Social Securit...

Recidivism Rates: What You Need to Know

The rate at which people return to prison following release is a key measure of the performance of the nation’s criminal justice system,...

[WATCH] Reentry: What Does it Mean to You?

The National Reentry Resource Center can help weave the numerous threads of successful reentry together to promote safety, collaboration, and second c...

Pathway to an Effective Coalition

This tip sheet from the Corrections & Community Engagement Technical Assistance Center (CCETAC) is intended to guide Second Chance Act grantees in und...

Communities Celebrate Successful Reentry During Second Chance Month

Policymakers, corrections officials, practitioners, and other leaders plan to commemorate Second Chance Month 2019—celebrated throughout April—with a ...

Opinion: How Federal Investments Make Us Smarter about Reducing Recidivism

By Michael Thompson Director, The Council of State Governments Justice Center Criminologists routinely lament politicians who, responding to headli...

Q & A with Margaret Love of the Collateral Consequences Resource Center

By Mai P. Tran, Program Associate Margaret Love, executive director and editor of the Collateral Consequences Reentry Resource Center.Individuals retu...

For Dave’s Killer Bread, Giving ‘Second Chances’ Leads to Loyal Employees, ‘Exponential Growth’

By Ashleigh Fryer, CSG Justice Center When Genevieve Martin came on board at Dave’s Killer Bread as its retail and café manager eight years ago, she ...

RNR Simulation Tool Gives Probation, Parole Officers a Clinical Take on Reentry in Louisiana

By CSG Justice Center Staff People who are returning to Baton Rouge and New Orleans, Louisiana, from two correctional facilities in the state are rec...

Second Chance Month Q&A: Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo

By CSG Justice Center Staff Gov. Raimondo signs Justice Reinvestment legislation in 2017, which prompted an overhaul of Rhode ...

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