Locked Out: Improving Educational and Vocational Outcomes for Incarcerated Youth
To understand the extent to which states provide incarcerated youth with access to educational and vocational services; track and use student outcome data, and support school reenrollment for these youth, the CSG Justice Center and the Council of Juvenile Correctional Administrators surveyed juvenile correctional agencies in all 50 states. This issue brief highlights the key findings of the survey and provides state and local policymakers with policy and practice recommendations to improve college and career readiness for incarcerated youth. Examples are provided in the brief of how select states have translated these recommendations into policy and practice.
Few receive training in Kansas prisons. Thaddeus Watts is one of the lucky ones.
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State and local justice systems faced unprecedented challenges in 2020. We look back at our year of creating…
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A new report from the CSG Justice Center highlights the nearly 30,000 collateral consequences that affect a person’s…
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Thaddeus Watts Has “Been Through the Storm.” Workforce Training Helped Him Weather It.
Few receive training in Kansas prisons. Thaddeus Watts is one of the lucky ones.
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Advancing Justice in a Year of Crisis: Our 2020 Annual Report
State and local justice systems faced unprecedented challenges in 2020. We look back at our year of creating successes in the midst of hardship and building consensus despite conflict.
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How States Can Dismantle Employment Barriers for People with Criminal Records
A new report from the CSG Justice Center highlights the nearly 30,000 collateral consequences that affect a person’s ability to find and retain meaningful employment after a criminal conviction, and a new playbook outlines the steps states can take to dismantle these barriers.
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How States Can Reduce Structural Barriers to School and Work for People with Juvenile Records
A first-of-its-kind analysis from the CSG Justice Center examines education- and employment-related barriers in 12 states that affect people following their involvement with the juvenile justice system.
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President Biden’s 2022 Budget Request Prioritizes Mental Health Services, Racial Equity Initiatives, and Workforce Development
President Biden submitted his first discretionary budget request to Congress, which outlines his funding priorities for the 2022 fiscal year, including several important investments related to the criminal and juvenile justice system.
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It's time to revisit many of the work barriers people with criminal records face
COVID-19 has left state and federal policymakers with painfully long to-do lists. But it also provides them with a unique chance to rebuild their workforce and create an inclusive economy.
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