Hosted by the National Reentry Resource Center This webinar focussed on the use of incentives and sanctions with individuals under community supervision, particularly those returning to their communities from prison. It included an overview of current practices, policy, and research [...]
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Recidivism Reduction Checklists
The recidivism reduction checklists are a user-friendly, comprehensive source of information on the many policies and practices that go into a comprehensive, effective reentry initiative. There are three checklists, each tailored to a specific audience. -
Federal Interagency Reentry Council
“Reentry provides a major opportunity to reduce recidivism, save taxpayer dollars, and make our communities safer.”—Attorney General Eric Holder of the The Federal Interagency Reentry Council. -
Second Chance Act
Signed into law on April 9, 2008, the Second Chance Act (P.L. 110-199) was designed to improve outcomes for people returning to communities after incarceration.
Recidivism Reduction Checklists
The recidivism reduction checklists are a user-friendly, comprehensive source of information on the many policies and practices that go into a comprehensive, effective reentry initiative. There are three checklists, each tailored to a specific audience.
The National Reentry Resource Center
Funded by the Second Chance Act of 2008, and launched by the Council of State Governments Justice Center in 2009, the National Reentry Resource Center provides education, training, and technical assistance to states, tribes, territories, local governments, service providers, non-profit organizations, and corrections institutions working on prisoner reentry.
Second Chance Act
Signed into law on April 9, 2008, the Second Chance Act (P.L. 110-199) was designed to improve outcomes for people returning to communities from prisons and jails. This first-of-its-kind legislation authorizes federal grants to government agencies and nonprofit organizations to provide employment assistance, substance abuse treatment, housing, family programming, mentoring, victims support, and other services that can help reduce recidivism.
The 2012 Second Chance Act Conference, "Second Chances and Safer Communities," was held May 22-24, 2012, at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, DC. The 2012 conference was the third national reentry conference convened by the Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center with support from the Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of Justice under the Second Chance Act.
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Innovative City and State Funding Approaches to Supporting Subsidized Employment and Transitional Jobs
The National Transitional Jobs Network (NTJN), in collaboration with the Center for Law and Social Policy,has produced this new report, published by the University of California, Berkeley’s Institute for Research on Labor and Employment as part of its Big Ideas for Jobs series. The paper highlights a [...]
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Substance-abuse treatment program goals bring Republican Chris Christie, Democratic former N.J. Gov. Jim McGreevey together
The Daily News by Adam Edelman Chris Christie is reaching across the aisle again. The New Jersey Republican governor appeared on Wednesday with former Garden State governor Jim McGreevey, a Democrat, at a local jail to meet with a group [...]