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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 (...

Three-Quarter Houses: The View from the Inside

Developed by the Prisoner Reentry Institute at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, and in collaboration with MFY Legal Services and Neighb...

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 ...
Clean Slate

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...

Issue Brief: Public Housing Authorities and Prisoner Reentry

A growing number of people are released each year from state prison and local jails; this phenomenon, prisoner reentry, has a significant impact on ho...

Reentry Housing Options: The Policymakers' Guide

This guide provides practical steps that lawmakers and others can take to increase public safety through better access to affordable housing...

March 20, 2023

[RECORDING] Funding Opportunity: FY23 Improving Reentry Education and Employment Outcomes Solicitation Webinar

In this webinar, representatives from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) and the Vera Institute of Justice&nb...

Returning to a Real Home: Former Inmates Get Second Chance in Public Housing

The Guardian By Amy Lieberman Nearly 10 years in prison is long enough to make someone dependent on the basic necessities: food, housing and hea...

Bill introduced to decrease recidivism

Portsmouth-DailyTimes.com By Frank Lewis On Wednesday, U. S. Senators Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Senate Judiciary Committee...

Planning and Implementation Guide for SCA Statewide Adult Recidivism Reduction Planning Grantees

This guide prepared by the National Reentry Resource Center (NRRC) is intended to support recipients of Second Chance Act (SCA) Statewide Adult R...

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