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Higher Education and Reentry: The Gifts They Bring

This report from the Prisoner Reentry Institute of John Jay College of Criminal Justice explores the lived experiences of people with criminal justice...

A Guide to Calculating Justice-System Marginal Costs

The costs and benefits of criminal justice policies affect everyone. Understanding what goes into the costs of operating jails, prisons, probation and...

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...

Misplaced Priorities: Over Incarcerate, Under Educate

Misplaced Priorities tracks the steady shift of state funds away from education and toward the criminal justice system. Researchers have found that ov...

Community-based Correctional Education

CantonRepBy Ed BalintShannon Ballas flashed a bright smile when she appeared before the judge in re-entry court.She was given a certificate for comply...
Clean Slate

The Use of Criminal History Records in College Admissions

This report reviews findings from a first-of-its-kind survey conducted by the Center for Community Alternatives in collaboration with the American Ass...

BJA FY 2024 Second Chance Act Community-based Reentry Incubator Initiative

With this solicitation, the Bureau of Justice Assistance seeks to fund organizations (awardees) to serve as financial intermediaries to community-base...

11 States Report Reduction in Three-Year Recidivism Rates

The Crime Report By Megan Hadley States are showing a reduction in their three-year, return-to-prison rates, according to new data revealed...

October 24, 2024

How West Coast Higher Education Institutions are Removing Barriers to Correctional Education

2:00–3:00 pm Eastern Register for this Webinar The Office of Correctional Education, in the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Career, Tec...

Student Creates Group for Formerly Incarcerated Students

Daily Trojan By Erica Hur After he was released from prison in January 2014, Aris Mangasarian found it difficult to find the resources to apply ...

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