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Second Chance Fellows—About the Visiting Fellows Program

The Office of Justice Programs’ (OJP) Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Visiting Fellows Program invests in future and current leaders in the crimina...
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 ...

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...

Preferred Terms for Select Population Groups and Communities

This online tool from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) Health Communication Gateway provides preferred nomenclature for sele...

Explainer: Creating Housing Opportunities for People with Complex Health Needs Leaving Incarceration

According to this article from The Council of State Governments Justice Center, with an affordable housing crisis across the U.S., it is i...

Eliminating Barriers That May Unnecessarily Prevent Individuals with Criminal Histories from Participating in HUD Programs

On April 12, 2022, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia L. Fudge instituted a HUD-wide effort to review programs an...

Solutions

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

Explainer: Building Effective Partnerships with Continuums of Care to Increase Housing Options for People Leaving Prisons and Jails

This article from The Council of State Governments Justice Center (CSG) answers frequently asked questions about Continuum of Cares (CoCs') unique rol...

Opening Doors, Returning Home: How Public Housing Authorities Across the Country Are Expanding Access for People with Conviction Histories

This brief shares examples and lessons gleaned from Vera’s varied and continued experience through the Opening Doors: Safely Increasing Access to Publ...

Action Points: Four Steps to Expand Access to Housing for People in the Justice System with Behavioral Health Needs

This brief from The Council of State Governments Justice Center presents four steps state leaders should take to increase housing opportunities and im...

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