Reentry
CTAS Purpose Area 4
Impact Justice: Changing the Conversation, and Reality, Around Homelessness
This blog post focuses on the work being done by Impact Justice, through support from the Bureau of Justice Assistance and Office of Justice Programs, to ensure formerly incarcerated people have safe, stable and supportive housing to return to.
FY25 U.S. Department of Justice Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation
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This funding opportunity seeks to provide funding to improve public safety and victim services in tribal communities.
Expanding Medicaid and CHIP's Role in Corrections: Implementing Section 5121 New Continuity of Care Requirements for Youth and Young Adults
November 2024
During this webinar, the audience will hear from experts at the Health and Reentry Project (HARP) about the new Section 5121 requirements and will learn about next steps for implementation in jails and prisons. They will also hear insights on initial policy implementation from a panel of leaders in the criminal justice field and receive information about new resources HARP and BJA are publishing to support implementation.
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Transforming Systems: Strategies for Gender-Responsive Reentry and Crisis Response
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Eastern
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Online
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Webinar
Webinar: Provision of Medicaid and CHIP Services for Youth Involved in the Justice System and Upon Reentry
During this webinar, the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Justice will discuss new policy approaches designed to connect justice-involved youth with Medicaid and CHIP services.
Participate in the Zero Returns to Homelessness Cohort
With support from BJA, The Council of State Governments Justice Center is offering state teams an opportunity to participate in the first Zero Returns to Homelessness Cohort.
Medicaid and Corrections Policy Academy Information Session
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Eastern
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Online
Event Type
Webinar
Apply to Participate in the Medicaid and Corrections Policy Academy
The Council of State Governments Justice Center and Center for Health Care Strategies are excited to announce a six-month Medicaid and Corrections Policy Academy on behalf of the Bureau of Justice Assistance.
Funding Available for the Smart Reentry: Housing Demonstration Program
Learn about the FY24 Smart Reentry: Housing Demonstration Program opportunity.
Meet the Criminal Justice-Mental Health Learning Sites
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Eastern
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Online
Event Type
Webinar
Zero Returns to Homelessness Initiative Launched
Learn about the new Zero Returns to Homelessness initiative which joins elected officials, providers, and community leaders to ensure there are sufficient housing and support service resources to make this goal a reality.
Funding Available to Support Community-based Organizations' Reentry Efforts
Learn about the FY24 Second Chance Act Community-based Reentry Incubator Initiative funding opportunity.
50 States, 1 Goal: Examining State-Level Recidivism Trends in the Second Chance Act Era
This report highlights the progress that has been made on reducing recidivism over the past fifteen years.
Smart Reentry: Housing Demonstration
This program is designed to help jurisdictions assess their reentry housing systems, identify strengths and gaps, and build capacity for improving housing options for adults released from prison or jail.
Improving Adult and Youth Crisis Stabilization and Community Reentry Program
This program supports state, local, and tribal governments, as well as community-based nonprofit organization efforts to establish or expand cross-system approaches to reduce the risk of crisis and improve reentry and recovery outcomes for people reentering the community from correctional facilities (e.g., jails, prisons, juvenile detention) with serious mental illness, substance use disorders, and co-occurring disorders.
Community-based Reentry Incubator Initiative
This program builds programmatic, financial, and organizational capacity in community-based organizations and faith-based institutions to provide sustainable and transitional services to people leaving incarceration.
Community-based Reentry Program
This program supplies funding and technical assistance to nonprofit organizations and tribal governments to provide comprehensive reentry services to individuals who have been incarcerated.
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.
Improving Reentry Education and Employment Outcomes Program
This program provides funding and technical assistance to nonprofit organizations and state, local, and tribal governments to expand education and employment programs that serve individuals during incarceration and throughout their period of reentry into the community.
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.