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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...

Five Things About Reentry

Originally coined by former director of the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Jeremy Travis, "reentry" is the process by which a person in corr...

Resource Brief: Maximizing Your Reentry Program’s Reach by Pretesting Participant Recruitment Materials

Many agencies and organizations that serve returning citizens seek to inform prospective clients about their services by developing written recruitmen...

Resource Brief: Narrative and Visual Storytelling: Strategies for Conveying the Impact of Reentry Programs

This brief, produced by the Evaluation and Sustainability Training and Technical Assistance (ES TTA) team at RTI International and the Center for Cour...

Providing Robust Evidence for High-Stakes Decision-Making

This article from the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) provides an overview of reentry, focusing on NIJ’s contributions to the field and identifyin...

Resource Brief: Best Practices for Developing a Final Report for a Reentry Program Evaluation

This resource brief developed by the Evaluation and Sustainability Training and Technical Assistance (ES TTA) Project at RTI International and the Cen...

Fact Sheet: Directory of Private Funding Sources

It is never too early to think about continued funding. This fact sheet from the Evaluation and Sustainability Training and Technical Assistance (ES T...

Fact Sheet: Directory of National Corrections and Reentry Practitioner Conferences

Conferences are a great way to share program evaluation findings. This fact sheet from the Evaluation and Sustainability Training and Technical Assist...

Making it Count: What Policymakers Everywhere Can Learn From Vermont’s Experience Improving How They Tracked Recidivism

By Matthew Schwarzfeld, Public Affairs Manager, Council of State Governments Justice CenterIn his successful 2010 campaign for the governor’s office o...

Vermont DOC Builds Commitment to Restorative Justice

By Chidi Umez, the CSG Justice CenterWhen David Brunell was released from prison after nearly 20 years, at first he found the routines of everyday lif...

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