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Fair Chance Licensing Project: States Expand Access to In-Demand Jobs

As states across the nation struggle with labor shortages, The Council of State Governments Justice Center launched the Fair Chance Lice...

Probation and Parole in the United States, 2020

This U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) report is the 29th in a series that began in 1981. It includes characteristics of the population such a...

States Cut Both Crime and Imprisonment

According to new statistics from the Bureau of Justice Statistics on trends in admissions to prison and releases, the majority of states reduced both ...

Recidivism of Prisoners Released in 24 States in 2008: A 10-Year Follow-Up Period (2008–2018)

This report from the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) of the U.S. Department of Justice presents recidivism statistics on state prisoners released i...

Recidivism of Prisoners Released in 34 States in 2012: A 5-Year Follow-Up Period (2012–2017)

This report from the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) of the U.S. Department of Justice describes the recidivism patterns of state prisoners release...

Pew Center on the States: Reducing Recidivism Video

States spend $50 billion a year on corrections, yet four out of ten prisoners wind up back behind bars within three years of release. In this short vi...

Probation and Parole in the United States, 2021

This report from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics is the 30th in a series...

Correctional Populations in the United States, 2021 – Statistical Tables

This report from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics summarizes data on populations super...

Laying the Groundwork: How States Can Improve Access to Continued Education for People in the Criminal Justice System

This report provides a comprehensive, state-by-state analysis of postsecondary education policy and practices.

Removing Structural Barriers to Employment: A Playbook for Every State

The national playbook identifies best practice goals and strategies that states can implement to reduce the negative impacts of employment-related col...

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