The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act: What Corrections and Reentry Agencies Need to Know
The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) is the nation's primary source of federal funding for workforce development. Its main goal is to provide job seekers--including people returning to their communities after incarceration--with the assistance needed to obtain employment and to meet employers' needs for qualified workers. This fact sheet provides corrections and reentry agencies with an overview of how WIOA funds can support employment and education services for people in the justice system and those who are returning to their communities after incarceration.
New support centers offer resources, training, and assistance to improve responses to people with behavioral health needs.
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Justice Reinvestment legislation recently passed in Vermont is the latest example of a state turning pessimistic parole into…
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The CSG Justice Center recently launched a new project to analyze and ultimately strengthen Indiana’s juvenile justice system.
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New Support Centers Offer Behavioral Health Resources and Assistance
New support centers offer resources, training, and assistance to improve responses to people with behavioral health needs.
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States Taking Action: Flipping the Script on Parole
Justice Reinvestment legislation recently passed in Vermont is the latest example of a state turning pessimistic parole into “presumptive parole.”
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CSG Justice Center Launches Initial Assessment of Indiana’s Juvenile Justice System
The CSG Justice Center recently launched a new project to analyze and ultimately strengthen Indiana’s juvenile justice system.
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Apply Now to Join Law Enforcement and Homelessness Community of Practice
Apply to join a virtual Community of Practice on using data to inform law enforcement strategies for addressing the needs of people experiencing homelessness.
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Wyoming Gov. Gordon Visits Prison Mask-Making Operation
Watch the video of Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon's visit with men and women incarcerated in Wyoming who are producing cloth utility masks to help protect themselves, supervising corrections officers, and other government workers.
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When Cutting Class Is Treated Like a Crime
Our new infographic series, Rethinking Juvenile Justice + Schools, explores the roles that the juvenile justice and education systems play in keeping youth in school and on course for a successful future.
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