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Building Second Chances: Tools for Local Reentry Coalitions (2022)

Local reentry coalition leaders can use this toolkit as a go-to resource to take stock of where their reentry efforts are and how best to move forward. Part I of this toolkit, “Fundamentals of Reentry,” covers the essential elements of system change that are necessary to carry out an effective reentry strategy at the local level. Part II presents “Tools for Change” to help advance local reentry priorities through three fronts: linking and leveraging resources, changing policy and practice, and building broad community support. I

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