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Why Housing Matters for Successful Reentry and Public Safety

This blog post features Calvin Johnson, Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Research, Evaluation, and Monitoring (OREM), discussing HUD's par...

Reentry Programs Offer Resources To Youth After Residential Placement

This newsletter highlights OJJDP’s recognition of Second Chance Month and Child Abuse Prevention Month, family-based alternatives to sentencing, a you...

OJJDP Second Chance Funds Support Peer-to-Peer Learning

This blog post by from the RFK Resource Center for Juvenile Justice highlights a January 27, 2022 virtual convening of forty representatives from the ...

White House Proclaims April 2022 as Second Chance Month

On March 31, 2022 President Joe Biden proclaimed April 2022 as Second Chance Month and called upon all government officials, educators, volunteers, an...

Individuals Convicted of Felonies Finding Increased Employment Opportunities

According to this Los Angeles Times article, "Once shunned, people convicted of felonies find more employers open to hiring them," all across the coun...

National Institute of Justice Releases White Papers Addressing Important Challenges in Reentry

The U.S. Department of Justice's National Institute of Justice (NIJ) has kicked off a series of white papers that address important challenges ...

U.S. Department of Education Announces It Will Expand the Second Chance Pell Experiment for the 2022-2023 Award Year

On July 30, 2021, the U.S. Department of Education (Department) announced it will expand the Second Chance Pell experiment for the 2022-2023 award...

Biden Administration to Invest More Than $1.6 Billion to Support COVID-19 Testing and Mitigation in Vulnerable Communities

As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s ongoing COVID-19 response efforts, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) annou...

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Comprehensive Strategy to Prevent and Respond to Gun Crime and Ensure Public Safety

On June 23, 2021, the Biden-Harris administration announced a comprehensive strategy to combat gun violence and other crime. The Adminis...

Connecticut Restores Voting Rights for People on Parole

On June 23, 2021, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed into law Senate Bill 1202, restoring the right to vote to as many as 4,000 pe...

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