National Reentry Resource Center (NRRC)
Understanding Overdose Risk for People Reentering the Community: An Informational Guide for Families
National Reentry Resource Center and Second Chance Act Technical Assistance
This program works with Second Chance Act grantees and technical assistance providers, as well as top researchers and practitioners, to develop resources and tools that assist jurisdictions in implementing evidence-based, data-driven strategies to improve reentry and reduce recidivism.
Second Chance Act Programs
BJA’s suite of Second Chance Act programs support state, local, and tribal governments and nonprofit organizations in their work to reduce recidivism and improve outcomes for people returning from incarceration.
April is Second Chance Month
National Reentry Resource Center
Funded and administered by BJA, the National Reentry Resource Center is the nation's primary source of information and guidance in reentry.
Awards Announced to Support Offenders Returning to Communities
The Office of Justice Programs (OJP) has announced awards totaling more than $74.5 million to reduce recidivism among adults and youth returning to their community after confinement. View the press release to learn more about the grants awarded by BJA and other OJP bureaus and offices.
Publication Offers Considerations for Incorporating Mentoring into Adult Reentry Programs
With support from BJA, the National Reentry Resource Center has released Mentoring as a Component of Reentry: Practical Considerations from the Field. This resource offers five broad, field-based considerations for incorporating mentoring into reentry programming for an adult population.
Innovations in Reentry Initiative
Innovations in Reentry Initiative seeks to improve the capacity and effectiveness of state, local, and tribal jurisdictions to identify innovative ways to increase the success rates of individuals returning to their communities and reduce the number of crimes committed by those recently returning.
Smart Supervision Program
This program provides community supervision agencies with funding, technical assistance, and new tools to improve supervision outcomes.
Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (JMHCP)
This program supports innovative cross-system collaboration to improve responses to and outcomes for individuals with mental health disorders or co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders who are in the justice system or reentering the community.