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Second Chance Act Grants Help Further Promising Reentry Programs and Practices

By Mai P. Tran, Program Associate In October 2013, 104 government agencies and nonprofit organizations across the country were awarded grants throu...
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The Edge of Stigma: An Experimental Audit of the Effects of Low-level Criminal Records on Employment

This article, from the American Society of Criminology (ASC), first reviews research establishing: that a rising proportion of firms are routine...

What Works in Reentry Clearinghouse Update - New Content on the Effectiveness of Employment and Education Programs

by Henry Rosen, Policy Analyst, CSG Justice Center The What Works in Reentry Clearinghouse (the Clearinghouse) now includes new and updat...

Second Chance Reauthorization Act Introduced; CSG Justice Center Releases New Report Highlighting Grantee Successes

On Wednesday, November 13, 2013, the Second Chance Reauthorization Act was introduced in the Senate by Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Patrick Leahy (...
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Wanted: Accurate FBI Background Checks for Employment

This report from the National Employment Law Project (NELP), discusses inaccuracies in FBI records and calls on the FBI to ensure that records are acc...

The Second Chance Act: The First Five Years

This month marks the five-year anniversary of the Second Chance Act, the landmark legislation authorizing federal grants to support programs aimed at ...

Directive (DIR) 2013-02

This resource is part of The Federal Interagency Reentry Council's A Record of Progress and a Roadmap for the Future. The purpose...
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Criminal Records, Race and Redemption

This article, from the New York University Journal of Legislation and Public Policy, explores the long-term and often permanent impact of criminal rec...

Enforcement Guidance on the Consideration of Arrest and Conviction Records in Employment Decisions under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act

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

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...

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