In December 2024, 700 reentry leaders, experts, and Second Chance Act (SCA) grantees from across the country gathered in Philadelphia for the 2024 Sec...
Good jobs are the foundation of a healthy economy, one that lifts up workers and families and supports local communities. To access good jobs—those th...
Under the Pay for Success model, a government entity forms a partnership with a service provider that ties payment for services to reaching agreed-upo...
In the identity theory of desistance, optimism is important to individual transformation. Yet, as the authors of this article assert, unfounded optimi...
With this solicitation, the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) seeks applications for funding to deliver training and technical assistance to Second C...
This report from the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) presents findings on recidivism of females from BJS’s study on persons released from stat...
This U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics report provides statistics on whether individuals in prison were required to have a work assignment, the types ...
This brief from RTI International and The Center for Justice Innovation (formerly The Center for Court Innovation) encourages reentry program staff an...
Not all reentry programs or initiatives focus exclusively on individual people (clients). Many reentry initiatives also work to advance "systems chang...
This brief explores how jurisdictions can leverage existing models and national best practices to create pathways to public employment for the many qu...
