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May 17, 2017

From the Correctional System to the Workforce: How State Policies Can Support Reentry

Hosted by The National Skills CoalitionEach year, tens of thousands of US adults make the transition from incarceration back to their homes and commun...

Reentry Myth Busters

The Reentry Myth Busters are a series of fact sheets created by the partner agencies within the Federal Interagency Reentry Council...

Federal Interagency Reentry Council: A Record of Progress and a Roadmap for the Future

The long-term, sometimes lifelong, impact of a criminal record often keeps many qualified people from obtaining employment and accessing housing, hi...

July 1, 2015

Southern States Discuss Challenges and Opportunities Related to Hiring Adults with Criminal Records

By the CSG Justice Center Staff An estimated 70 million people in the U.S. have a criminal record, and the South is the region with the highest inc...

The Consideration of Criminal Records in Hiring Decisions

This factsheet, produced by the CSG Justice Center’s National Reentry Resource Center in partnership with the National Employment Law Project, is de...

A Look Back at the 2024 Second Chance Act Conference

In December 2024, 700 reentry leaders, experts, and Second Chance Act (SCA) grantees from across the country gathered in Philadelphia for the 2024 Sec...
Clean Slate

Reentry Spotlight: Understanding and Mitigating the Impacts of Juvenile and Criminal Records

The National Reentry Resource Center (NRRC) serves as a hub of information on reentry, collateral consequences, and records clearance that can assist ...

Midwestern States Share Innovative Strategies for Hiring People with Criminal Records

By the CSG Justice Center StaffIn 2012, three Michigan-based employers—Butterball Farms, Cascade Engineering, and Grand Rapids Community College—set o...

Reentry Essentials: An Overview of Employment and Correctional Education

By CSG Justice Center Staff This is the first in a series of posts on aspects of successful reentry. Each post will include curated resources r...

Opinion: How Federal Investments Make Us Smarter about Reducing Recidivism

By Michael Thompson Director, The Council of State Governments Justice Center Criminologists routinely lament politicians who, responding to headli...

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