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...
The Second Chance Act Community-based Reentry Program supports organizations and tribal governments providing comprehensive reentry services to indivi...
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 fact sheet was produced by the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) to provide information on BJA-funded programs that ...
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 explores how jurisdictions can leverage existing models and national best practices to create pathways to public employment for the many qu...
This brief examines the legislative action that states have taken to limit the risks—real or perceived—of negligent hiring liability faced by employer...