Reentry Partnerships: A Guide for States & Faith-Based and Community Organizations
The Justice Center, with funding support from the Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of Justice and the Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, U.S. Department of Labor, developed a guide that offers practical recommendations for how state government officials and community-based service providers can better use limited resources to help people released from prisons and jails successfully and safely rejoin neighborhoods and families.
Coalition urges U.S. Small Business Administration to remove restrictions that prohibit people with criminal records from accessing emergency…
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Many reentry operations reported concerns about keeping their doors open, reporting cash-flow challenges and some layoffs. The situation…
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Apply for two Bureau of Justice Assistance grants: one to address opioid and substance use issues, the other…
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Joint Statement on COVID-19 Small Business Loans: End Criminal Records Restrictions
Coalition urges U.S. Small Business Administration to remove restrictions that prohibit people with criminal records from accessing emergency loans.
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Survey Shows Reentry Services Halting Across U.S.
Many reentry operations reported concerns about keeping their doors open, reporting cash-flow challenges and some layoffs. The situation is leaving a growing number of people in the midst of reentry without the critical services they need to succeed.
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Funding Spotlight: Supporting Collaborative Approaches to Community Issues
Apply for two Bureau of Justice Assistance grants: one to address opioid and substance use issues, the other to improve school safety.
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'It's Causing A Lot of Stress': How Reentry Professionals are Navigating the Pandemic
From her time in prison to her years helping others reenter society in Pennsylvania, Marsha Banks has experienced the criminal justice system in a lot of different ways.
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Congress Expresses Bipartisan Support for Key Justice Programs
Bipartisan support for three key criminal justice programs shows Congressional commitment to increasing public safety and reducing recidivism.
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New Analysis Shows Surge of COVID-19 Cases and Deaths Inside State Prisons
Conservative estimates show that rates of COVID-19 cases among people incarcerated in state prisons and prison staff are more than three-and-a-half times higher than that of the general public, according to a new analysis by The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center.
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