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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...

Hosting an Employer Engagement Event

People returning to their communities after incarceration may struggle to find and keep a job for a variety of reasons, including having limited educa...

May 30, 2017

Integrating Best Practices from Corrections and Workforce Systems to Match Jobseekers to Services

Hosted by the National Reentry Resource Center, with funding support from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice AssistanceOf the more tha...

Criminal Background Checks: Impact on Employment and Recidivism

This report from the Urban Institute examines criminal background checks as a significant collateral consequence for people in the justice system and ...

Implement Fair Chance Hiring Policies

A broad menu of reforms, which some localities have deemed “fair-chance” laws, incorporate “ban the box” policies, which delay inquiry into a criminal...

Prisoners Start New Lives Fighting Fires in Arizona

Washington Examiner By Naomi Lim Arizona is starting a program designed to help newly released prisoners assimilate into their communities ...

August 27, 2019

Improving Job Readiness and Retention for Higher Risk Populations

Hosted by the National Reentry Resource Center with funding support from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice AssistanceDownload a PDF o...

Prison Unit Helps Inmates Prepare for Freedom

News Channel 3 By News Channel 3 Staff Every morning, Amelia Stem wakes up, pulls her clothes from the closet and gets ready for work. S...

May 17, 2017

From the Correctional System to the Workforce: How State Policies Can Support Reentry

Hosted by The National Skills CoalitionEach year, tens of thousands of US adults make the transition from incarceration back to their homes and commun...

April 11, 2022

Serving Young Adults on Probation/Parole: The Role of Juvenile Justice Probation/Parole in Reentry

This Second Chance Month 2022 session addresses issues such as selective service registration, obtaining a driver’s license, vocational training oppor...

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