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At the conclusion of Second Chance Month 2023, the Biden-Harris administration released an evidence-informed, multi-year Alternatives, Rehabilitation,...
Originally coined by former director of the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Jeremy Travis, "reentry" is the process by which a person in corr...
In this month's OJJDP blog, Administrator Liz Ryan reflects on the importance of Second Chance Month for system-involved youth.
The Gault Center, which is dedicated to promoting justice for all children and youth by ensuring excellence in youth legal defense, houses a resource ...
Beyond the nearly 2 million people in the U.S. who are incarcerated, tens of millions more (1 in 3 Americans) are dealing with the collateral conseque...
This article from the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) discusses how legitimacy and procedural justice are powerful facilitators of complian...
As outlined by the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), it has been common practice in the United States to make people convicted of a fe...
During Second Chance Month 2023, the National Reentry Resource Center, in partnership with the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), the Office of Juven...
On March 31, 2023, President Joseph R. Biden proclaimed April 2023 as Second Chance Month and called upon all government officials, educat...
The FAFSA Simplification Act (the Act), signed into law in December 2020, restored Pell Grant eligibility to individuals who are confined or incarce...