Departments of Labor, Justice Award More Than $63M in Grants toProvide Workforce Training, Support for People Returning from Jail, Prison

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Beatrice Codianni, Managing Editor	October 03, 2023

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In this week's news...The Criminal Justice Issue Nobody Talks About: Brain Injuries...Departments of Labor, Justice Award More Than $63M in Grants to Provide Workforce Training, Support for People Returning from Jail, Prison...Walk In Their Shoes: Program Simulates Prisoner Reentry...Our Evidence-Based Obsession...Why JPMorgan, Delta and Frontier Co-op Support 'Second chance' Hiring The Criminal Justice Issue Nobody Talks About: Brain Injuries "There is a demographic that experiences TBI at an alarming rate: prison inmates. Many inmates arrive in prison with TBIs, though some experience TBIs in prison." 09-30-2023 Read More Departments of Labor, Justice Award More Than $63M in Grants to Provide Workforce Training, Support for People Returning from Jail, Prison Grants will enhance successful reentry outcomes by expanding access to good jobs 09-29-2023 Read More Walk In Their Shoes: Program Simulates Prisoner Reentry The special event helps participants simulate what the first month out of prison is like for inmates returning home. 09-28-2023 Read More Our Evidence-Based Obsession Better research won’t get us out of our crisis of mass incarceration 09-27-2023 Read More Why JPMorgan, Delta and Frontier Co-op Support 'Second Chance' Hiring By overlooking individuals with criminal records, businesses are ignoring a big pool of potential candidates. 09-26-2023 Read More How to Get into College If You have a Criminal Record "There are structural factors and inequalities in criminal justice, such as poverty, that can shut out individuals from getting an education" 09-25-2023 Read More

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