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Background Checks: Tips for Job Applicants and Employees

This guide from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) explains the legal rights of job applicants and employees regarding background chec...

National Reentry Resource Center Launches Clean Slate Clearinghouse

By CSG Justice Center StaffFor the more than 70 million adults in the U.S. who have a criminal record, and the more than one million youth who acquire...

Second Chance Month Q&A: Ohio Governor Mike DeWine

By CSG Justice Center Staff Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, then the state's attorney general, meets Face to Face with corrections wor...

April 15, 2025

Second Chance Month Spotlight: Housing and Health Supports for Jail Reentry

Hosted by The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center with funding and support from the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs’ ...

Risk and Needs Assessment and Race in the Criminal Justice System

By the CSG Justice Center Staff A recent ProPublica story on risk and needs assessment asked some important questions about a particular ...

About the National Reentry Resource Center

Funded and administered by the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ's) Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), th...

Research & Commentary: Lowering Professional Licensing Barriers for Ex-Offenders

The Heartland Institute By Matthew Glans Nearly one in three Americans need an occupational license to do their job, even though these...

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Use evidence-based practices

Use evidence-based practices Here you will learn how and why to incorporate evidence-based practices into your reentry strategy. Evidenc...

Theme: Substance Use

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The National Reentry Resource Center is operated by the Council of State Governments Justice Center and supported by Grant No. 15PBJA-23-GK-05503-MUMU awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance. The Bureau of Justice Assistance is a component of the Office of Justice Programs, which also includes the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the Office for Victims of Crime, and Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking. Points of view or opinions in this document are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.