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Kansas Second Chance Act Grantee Helps Secure Tech Jobs for Women Returning Home from Prison

By Mai Tran, CSG Justice Center The Topeka Correctional Facility—Kansas’s only female correctional facility—is easing barriers to employment for wo...

Second Chance Act Grantee Work Reflects Pope's Belief in Rehabilitation

By Ashleigh Fryer, CSG Justice Center Staff In June 2014, 10 men signed up for a 6-week career training program with the goal of securing stable jo...

Santa Maria Hostel Offers Path to Recovery for Houston Women

The women of Santa Maria Hostel like to talk about miracles.They describe the miracle of meeting Amelia Murphy, director of Santa Maria’s Recovery Sup...

Research, Community Supervision Agency Partnership Is Central to Grant Program

By Heather Tubman-Carbone, Policy AnalystThe Smart Supervision grant program aims to improve probation and parole success rates and reduce crime by he...

Connecticut Launches Prison-Based Reentry Center as Part of Statewide Initiative

Connecticut Governor Dannel P. MalloyAs part of Governor Dannel Malloy’s Second Chance Society reentry initiative, Connecticut has opened a new reent...

Rikers Program Provides “Green Technology” Job Training, Placements

By Mai P. TranDuring a ceremony on Rikers Island last month, William Torres told the crowded room, “I am a better man now than I was 12 years ago.”Tor...

Snapshot: Federal Benefits

Each year, about 640,000 individuals are released from state and federal prisons and millions cycle through local jails. When reentry fails, the...

Policy and Corrections Leaders Weigh Tactics to Curb Recidivism

National Forum Brings Together 13 States Competing for “Statewide Recidivism Reduction” Grants Dr. Gary Dennis, Senior Policy Advisor a...

Second Chance Act Grants Help Further Promising Reentry Programs and Practices

By Mai P. Tran, Program Associate In October 2013, 104 government agencies and nonprofit organizations across the country were awarded grants throu...
Clean Slate

Core Principles for Reducing Recidivism and Improving Other Outcomes for Youth in the Juvenile Justice System

This white paper, from The Council of State Governments Justice Center, is written to guide leaders across all branches of government, juvenile justic...

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