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Making People’s Transition from Prison and Jail to the Community Safe and Successful: A Snapshot of National Progress in Reentry (2017)

National Reentry Resource Center (New York, NY).
"This brief from the National Reentry Resource Center highlights advancements made in state and local governments’ approaches to reentry and reducing recidivism since the passage of the Second Chance Act in 2008. It underscores the involvement of diverse constituencies and systems in these efforts, the field’s increasing understanding and application of what works to reduce recidivism, and promising recidivism outcomes in a number of states."

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