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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...

Federal Pell Grant Eligibility for Students in Juvenile Justice Facilities

This resource is part of The Federal Interagency Reentry Council's A Record of Progress and a Roadmap for the Future. The followi...

Guide for Incarcerated Parents Who Have Children in the Child Welfare System

This resource is part of The Federal Interagency Reentry Council's A Record of Progress and a Roadmap for the Future. The purpose of ...

Opening Doors: Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness

This resource is part of The Federal Interagency Reentry Council's A Record of Progress and a Roadmap for the Future. In 2010, the O...

Demonstrating the Value of Recovery Housing: Expert Panel Findings Report 

In January 2021, the National Council for Mental Wellbeing with funding from the Opioid Response Network (ORN) hosted a technical expert panel (TEP)...

Second Chance Act Spotlight: Byron Davis, Birmingham, Alabama

By CSG Justice Center StaffByron Davis used the end of his sentence in Limestone Correctional Facility near Huntsville, Alabama, to get ready for his ...

Accessing Pell Grants for College Programs in Correctional Settings

This report from the Vera Institute of Justice is a summary of the Pell Reinstatement regulations and requirements developed by the U.S. Department of...

Study of Victim Experiences in Wrongful Conviction

This report from ICF International discusses the impact of wrongful convictions for victims of crimes. A wrongful conviction is defined as a case in w...

Criminal Background and Job Performance

Job applicants with criminal records are much less likely than those without them to obtain legitimate employment. Recent efforts to address this prob...

"Ban the Box" Measures Help High Crime Neighborhoods

Many localities have in recent years regulated the use of questions about criminal history in hiring, or “banned the box.” This publication, from AEI,...

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