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Biden-⁠Harris Administration Expands Second Chance Opportunities

During Second Chance Month, the Biden-Harris Administration released a fact sheet detailing the comprehensive strategy that expands Incarceration to E...

President Biden Statement on Clemency and Second Chance Month

This White House statement release details the Biden-Harris Administration's announcing new steps today to support those re-entering society after inc...

Individuals Convicted of Felonies Finding Increased Employment Opportunities

According to this Los Angeles Times article, "Once shunned, people convicted of felonies find more employers open to hiring them," all across the coun...

National Institute of Justice Releases White Papers Addressing Important Challenges in Reentry

The U.S. Department of Justice's National Institute of Justice (NIJ) has kicked off a series of white papers that address important challenges ...

President Biden Issues Executive Order on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in the Federal Workforce

On June 25, 2021, President Biden signed an Executive Order to advance diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) in the Federal...

HUD Actions to Address Reentry Housing Needs and Increase Public Safety

On June 23, 2021, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia L. Fudge outlined actions that the Department is taking to i...

Connecticut Restores Voting Rights for People on Parole

On June 23, 2021, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed into law Senate Bill 1202, restoring the right to vote to as many as 4,000 pe...

The Sister of Second Chances

The New York Times By John Leland Venita Pinckney grew up around Catholic schools and churches, and she thought she knew about nuns. Then a smal...

Michigan Drops Conviction Box from Job, License Applications

Associated Press By David Eggert Gov. Rick Snyder is ordering the state to no longer ask job applicants and people seeking certain occupational ...

Minor Crimes Get ‘Clean Slate’ in Utah

County News By Rachel Looker Citizens who committed low-level crimes in the state of Utah are getting a second chance to have a “clean slate” th...

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