Pitt Community College holds reentry simulation exercise
Pitt Community College and the Local Reentry Council provided Eastern Carolina leaders with a better understanding of the struggles those with criminal backgrounds face when reentering society Tuesday.
The quest to regain the right to vote
UNC’s Media Hub takes an in-depth look at Dennis Gaddy, head of the Community Success Initiative, and his mission — overcoming the obstacles to regaining the right to vote for people who have gone to prison. Read...Iowa Restores Voting Rights To Thousands With Felony Convictions
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed an executive order on Wednesday restoring the right to vote to many state residents with felony convictions.
Second Chance Alliance Quarterly Newsletter
The Second Chance Act, SB 562, is now on Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s desk, to either approve or veto.
It contains numerous changes related to helping people expunge their criminal records — both for people who had charges against them dropped or, in some cases, for people who were convicted for nonviolent crimes but have since gone for years without getting in trouble again.