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Second Chance Policies Help Individuals Leaving Incarceration Build Financial Security
April 7, 2023
Second Chance month and, for the Center for American Progress (CAP), an opportunity to reaffirm the importance of helping formerly incarcerated individuals reenter their communities and reunite with their families.
"Second chance policies help returning citizens access education, workforce training, and other wraparound services to prepare for success in the labor market and build long-term financial stability."
April is Second Chance Month and, for the Center for American Progress (CAP), an opportunity to reaffirm the importance of helping formerly incarcerated individuals reenter their communities and reunite with their families. As author Arohi Pathak states, "by fostering and implementing second chance policies, the federal government and the private and nonprofit sectors can help reduce the barriers that hinder too many Americans with arrest or conviction records from successfully rejoining the labor force."
In this article, Pathak examines how second chance policies (1) remove barriers to reentry, (2) how the federal government can champion second chance policies, including supporting state efforts to automatically expunge criminal records, and (3) steps business and employers can take aligned with the federal government's efforts to promote and implement second chance policies.
Access this CAP's article on Second Chances