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April 11, 2022

Clean Slate

Clean Slate Policies: Clearing the Way for Real Second Chances

This panel (1) explores the barriers criminal records present, (2) highlights the work CSI has done and some of the states leading the way in clean sl...

Clearing a Path, from Conviction to Employment

By Madeline Neighly and Ashleigh Fryer, CSG Justice Center Staff When Ronald was convicted in 2006 of two misdemeanors—possession and retail ...

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...

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...

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...

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The National Reentry Resource Center is operated by the Council of State Governments Justice Center and supported by Grant No. 15PBJA-23-GK-05503-MUMU awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance. The Bureau of Justice Assistance is a component of the Office of Justice Programs, which also includes the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the Office for Victims of Crime, and Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking. Points of view or opinions in this document are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.