The Reentry Working Group advocates for and supports legislation which would make it easier for states to provide effective health care services, promote smoother transitions from incarceration to community-based care, and reduce risk of overdose and other serious, life-threatening health issues post-release.
The Reentry Working Group follows this process very closely each year and supports member organizations in advocating on the behalf of a wide range of federal programs that support reentry and related services at the federal, state, and local level.
The Reentry Working Group advocates for Congress and federal agencies to eliminate, reduce, and/or remediate existing collateral consequences as well as prevent the implementation of new ones in the areas of education, nutrition assistance, voting rights, health care, financial and business issues, housing, and more.
The Reentry Working Group works to help ensure that people with criminal legal histories and/or who are returning from incarceration have access to food and basic support.
The Reentry Working Group advocates for increased housing access before both Congress and the Administration and has made specific recommendations for remediating barriers to housing and increasing funding to expand housing opportunities for individuals who are reentering. It also advocates against federal policies and programs that reduce access to housing for people with criminal legal histories.
The Reentry Working Group urges support and implementation of federal voting rights restoration policies for individuals with criminal legal histories who have been disenfranchised.
The Reentry Working Group supports increasing federal support of reentry and workforce development programs to expand access to training and certification for career-path, skilled employment, including for industries with persistent worker shortages.
The Reentry Working Group advocates for and supports legislation which would make it easier for states to provide effective health care services, promote smoother transitions from incarceration to community-based care, and reduce risk of overdose and other serious, life-threatening health issues post-release.
The Reentry Working Group follows this process very closely each year and supports member organizations in advocating on the behalf of a wide range of federal programs that support reentry and related services at the federal, state, and local level.
The Reentry Working Group advocates for Congress and federal agencies to eliminate, reduce, and/or remediate existing collateral consequences as well as prevent the implementation of new ones in the areas of education, nutrition assistance, voting rights, health care, financial and business issues, housing, and more.
The Reentry Working Group works to help ensure that people with criminal legal histories and/or who are returning from incarceration have access to food and basic support.
The Reentry Working Group advocates for increased housing access before both Congress and the Administration and has made specific recommendations for remediating barriers to housing and increasing funding to expand housing opportunities for individuals who are reentering. It also advocates against federal policies and programs that reduce access to housing for people with criminal legal histories.
The Reentry Working Group urges support and implementation of federal voting rights restoration policies for individuals with criminal legal histories who have been disenfranchised.
The Reentry Working Group supports increasing federal support of reentry and workforce development programs to expand access to training and certification for career-path, skilled employment, including for industries with persistent worker shortages.