Reentry
Developing Organic Connections, Peer Groups, and Accountability
Valuing Data and Individuals with Similar Experiences
Office of Justice Programs Observes Second Chance Month
In this press release, BJA and other Office of Justice Programs efforts related to offender reentry are highlighted.
Second Chance Month
Each April, the Office of Justice Programs celebrates Second Chance Month to recognize the importance of helping individuals, communities, and agencies across the country appreciate their role in supporting the safe and successful reentry of millions of people returning from incarceration each year.
Nearly $70 Million in OJP Grants Available to Support Reentry
Almost $70 million in grant funding is available from the Office of Justice Programs to help support successful reentry of adult and juvenile offenders into their communities.
Second Chance Act Pay for Success Funding Announced
BJA is seeking applications for funding through the FY 2020 Second Chance Act Pay for Success Initiative: Outcomes-based Contracting To Lower Recidivism and Address Substance Use Disorders Through Reentry and Housing Services solicitation.
Second Chance Act Community-based Reentry Program Solicitation Released
BJA is seeking applications for funding through the FY 2020 Second Chance Act Community-based Reentry Program.
Innovations in Reentry Funding Announced
BJA is seeking applications for funding through the FY 2020 Innovations in Reentry Initiative: Building System Capacity & Testing Strategies to Reduce Recidivism opportunity.
Correctional Adult Reentry Education, Employment, and Recidivism Reduction Strategies (CAREERRS) Program Funding Available
BJA is seeking applications for funding through the FY 2020 Correctional Adult Reentry Education, Employment, and Recidivism Reduction Strategies (CAREERRS) Program.
Second Chance Act Training and Technical Assistance Program Opportunity Released
BJA is seeking applications for funding through the FY 2020 Second Chance Act Training and Technical Assistance Program.
Funding Available: Improving Reentry for Adults with Substance Use Disorders Program
BJA is seeking applications for funding through the FY 2020 Improving Reentry for Adults with Substance Use Disorders Program.
Corrections Information Sharing To Improve Reentry Success: Conference Remarks by John Kenney
April 2011
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During this podcast, John Kenney, Assistant Deputy Superintendent of Special Operations at the Hampden County Sheriffs Office in Ludlow, Massachusetts, discusses Hampden County's information sharing and reentry initiatives.
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What Works in Reentry Clearinghouse
What Works features research on the effectiveness of a wide variety of reentry programs and practices, leveraging programs rated by the National Institute of Justice's CrimeSolutions.gov.
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.
Over $55.8 Million Awarded to Support Offenders Returning to Communities
OJP has announced awards totaling more than $55.8 million to reduce recidivism among adults and youth returning to their communities after confinement. The awards include more than $39.3 million under BJA's Second Chance Act suite of grant programs. Read the press release and corresponding fact sheet for additional details.
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.
JAG Funding Supports Jacksonville Reentry Program
Alex May (right) stands with Matthew Duncan for a photo after each earned their GED with the help of the DAWN Program. Photo courtesy Shelletta Baker.
At 19, Alex May knew she was hanging out with the wrong people.
Looking back, she admits that she didn't do enough to change the bad habits she held—the habits that eventually landed her in the Duval County correctional system.
Beginning in March 2014, May was in-and-out of the county jail over the next 20 months. The Jacksonville, Florida, native faced drug-related and other charges...