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03/23/2023

He is on a mission to teach away incarceration, one Zoom at a time.

02/21/2023

Housing + Higher Ed + Employment + Health Care + Dignity = SUCCESS. Fully supported students will be successful, even those who are formerly incarcerated.

The number of formerly incarcerated people heading to college is sure to grow. Designing supportive housing for these students could be key to ensuring that they graduate.

02/08/2023

https://www.businessrecord.com/job-fair-will-target-workers-affected-by-criminal-justice-system/
Job fair will target workers affected by criminal legal system in Iowa.

Reform Alliance, a national nonprofit organization committed to transforming probation and parole throughout the United States by changing laws, systems and culture, has announced it will host its first Iowa…

02/06/2023

A good quick read about the need for and importance of legislation in states. If the public is serious about and , then it must codify these values in the laws. Let's stop issuing Scarlet Letters!

02/02/2023

People very often need multiple chances to get on track to their destiny of success. A nonjudgmental society that allows people to acknowledge their mistakes, work on rehabilitating and redeeming themselves, and the opportunity to learn and grow is a society that will have amazing business leaders that create opportunities for others.

Nutrition Solutions founder and CEO Chris Cavallini is a believer in second chances. He’s had several of them. He talked with SHRM Online about how his company makes second-chance hiring work.

02/02/2023

https://www.up.com/aboutup/community/inside_track/second-chance-hiring-it-220713.htm

This story isn't just about second chances. It shows how there are thousands of people who are incarcerated for doing things as a means of survival. We need to help people earn livable wages. It is not always about if someone wants to work or are they able to work. What are we willing to pay people who want to work and are able to work so they can live independently and with dignity?

People both outside and inside my company have asked why Union Pacific is involved in Second Chance Hiring – the practice of hiring individuals with a criminal record. The following story from one of our employees helps illustrate some of the reasons behind the program and how it can change a life...

11/26/2022

11/21/2022

Story at a glance Rep. Nikema Williams (D-Ga.) and Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) have offered legislation called the Abolition Amendment. The legislation from Williams and Merkley would amend the 13th…

11/02/2021

https://www.facingsouth.org/2021/05/voices-step-toward-occupational-licensing-fairness-georgians-criminal-records

Gov. Brian Kemp recently signed into law a bill that would bar Georgia's many licensing boards from denying credentials to people on probation or parole for many crimes. That's an important step toward fair chance licensing, says DJ Sims, a reentry organizer in Georgia — but additional reforms are...

11/02/2021

Though many businesses struggle to find workers opportunities aren’t always reaching people who have spent time in the justice system.