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Can Hiring Ex-Offenders Make a Business More Profitable?

The Guardian By Autumn Spanne Jimmy Erickson went to prison for a violent felony when he was 25. When he was released, at 46, he felt reformed a...

Rikers Program Provides “Green Technology” Job Training, Placements

By Mai P. TranDuring a ceremony on Rikers Island last month, William Torres told the crowded room, “I am a better man now than I was 12 years ago.”Tor...

Returning to the Community: Health Care After Incarceration

The U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Centers for Medicare &...

Justice Today: Mayor Jermaine Wilson and Second Chances

During this episode of the Justice Today podcast, Mayor Jermaine Wilson describes his personal journey from maximum security prison to the highest ele...

Justice Today: Marlon Chamberlain and "Permanent Punishments"

People who were formerly incarcerated face a web of laws that Marlon Chamberlain describes as "permanent punishments." Marlon is an advocate for peo...

At the Intersection of Reentry and Public Safety: Using the Reentry Toolkit to Promote Safer Communities

More than 400,000 individuals reenter communities from state prisons and nearly 10 million people cycle into and out of local jails each year. When st...

Reentry Matters: Voices of Experience

With so many lives impacted by incarceration, quite simply: Reentry Matters. Hear firsthand why reentry matters from individuals around the country li...

Second Chance Month 2023 Promotional Materials

You can help spread the word about Second Chance Month 2023 by sharing the promotional materials available for download on your social media and other...

Breaking Down Barriers: Lessons from Housing and Justice System Collaborations

Affordable housing is fundamental to successful reentry. To help policymakers build sustainable pathways to housing, The Council of State Governm...

Pell Grants will return to prison, but for many, college will still be out of reach

This online article from USA Today discusses the expansion of Pell Grants that were eliminated in the 1994 crime bill for people in prison and ended t...

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