Insights & Information

Save the date for a summit and press conference on a proposed law to seal additional offenses, increasing the likelihood that ex-offenders can get a second chance at jobs, housing, and education in Illinois.

Saturday, October 29, 2011
9:00AM – 5:00PM
United for Better Living, Inc.
4540 W. Washington Blvd, Chicago, IL
For more info, call 773-738-1480

The Council of State Governments Justice Center has unveiled a new web-based inventory of research on the effectiveness of a wide variety of reentry interventions, according to an article by Ted Gest posted on TheCrimeReport.org. The “What Works in Reentry Clearinghouse” aims to provide information to governmental entities and criminal justice practitioners on the effectiveness of reentry programs to use when choosing programs and services for people released from incarceration. To date, over 1,000 studies have been identified as potentially worth including, several hundred, have been processed, and more than 600 remain to be reviewed. The ongoing project is aimed at identifying and analyzing all research done on the subject in the last three decades.