County Eases Path to Housing for People with Arrest Records

Austin Weekly News By Michael Romain The Cook County Board of Commissioners recently approved a measure that makes it easier for people with arrest records to secure housing in the county. The board passed the “Just Housing” amendment as a new clause in...

2018 Second Chance Act Orientation for the Community-Based Adult Reentry Program: Category 2

Hosted by the National Reentry Resource Center with funding support from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roFYDMWRWww] Download a PDF of the presentation. During this webinar, recipients of...

2018 Second Chance Act Orientation for the Innovations in Reentry Initiative Grant Program

Hosted by the National Reentry Resource Center, with funding support from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mk0jLZiOeo?showinfo=0] Download a PDF of the presentation. During this webinar,...

Reentry Programs and the Researchers Who Evaluate Them: What it Takes to Build an Effective Partnership

By CSG Justice Center Staff Source: vectorfusionart/Shutterstock.com CSG Justice Center staff spoke with four Second Chance Act (SCA) Innovations in Reentry Initiative grantees—New York City’s Harlem Reentry Court; the Executive Office of the Governor of Delaware’s...

Reentry Essentials: Reducing Recidivism and Improving Other Outcomes for Youth and Young Adults

This is the fourth in a series of posts on aspects of successful reentry. Each post will include curated resources related to the featured reentry topic. By CSG Justice Center Staff Recent efforts among state and local leaders to reduce the number of youth who are...