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SCA GRANTEE SUCCESS STORY: Cherokee Nation’s Key to Long-Term Employment after Jail

Finding jobs isn’t always the hardest part—keeping them can be. The “Coming Home” program provides solutions for both.

How Trauma-Informed Care Leads to Post-Jail Success in Pennsylvania

With the help of the Second Chance Act, addressing trauma is a “life or death” part of reentry for some in Pennsylvania.

SCA GRANTEE SUCCESS STORY: Pima County’s “Pay for Success” Reentry Program Bolsters Housing and Community Safety

With SCA funding, this award-winning program in Arizona has cut criminal-justice costs in half and helped address the connection between homelessness ...

SCA GRANTEE SUCCESS STORY: Supporting Women Before (and Long After) Jail Yields Remarkable Results

In a city with a 76 percent recidivism rate, just 8 percent of the women in Baltimore’s PIVOT reentry program reoffend after leaving jail or prison—an...

Second Chance Month 2023: Closing Remarks from Ruby Qazilbash, Deputy Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance

Ruby Qazilbash, Deputy Director of the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), closes out Second ...

Directors of Justice Department Science and Research Offices Talk Reentry

National Institute of Justice Director Nancy La Vigne and the Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics Alex Piquero discuss important topics, prog...

Celebrating the History and Importance of Second Chance Month

This video serves as a short introduction to the history of Second Chance Month and shares how people can get involved on all levels. 

Reentry Matters: Voices of Experience

With so many lives impacted by incarceration, quite simply: Reentry Matters. Hear firsthand why reentry matters from individuals around the country li...

Second Chance Month 2023 Webinar Archives

During Second Chance Month 2023, the National Reentry Resource Center, in partnership with the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), the Office of Juven...

Second Chance Month 2023 Promotional Materials

You can help spread the word about Second Chance Month 2023 by sharing the promotional materials available for download on your social media and other...

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