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February 2026 Employment is one of the strongest indicators of success after incarceration, yet many states struggle to track reentry employment data in a way that can inform policy, funding, and program improvements. In this webinar, the CSG Justice Center took a close look at one state’s innovative cross-system approach to go beyond recidivism and focus on factors that reduce recidivism—and how other states can apply… Read More
January 2026 On January 15, state leaders in workforce development, education, and corrections from each of the Reentry 2030 states gathered for the fourth session of the Reentry 2030 Workforce Development Peer Learning Cohort to explore prison job training models that successfully align corrections, employers, and education providers to… Read More
January 2026 Reentry isn’t just an issue for corrections, courts, and law enforcement agencies. Health, housing, and workforce agencies are a vital part of whether people succeed after serving time in prison or jail. To coordinate reentry across all relevant agencies at all levels of government, North Carolina established a… Read More
January 2026 Washington Governor Bob Ferguson (center), Washington State Senator Noel Frame (center left), and other reentry leaders celebrate the signing of SB 5139. (Photo Credit: Washington Department of Commerce) Last year tested the resilience of reentry systems nationwide. Amid budget cuts, staffing shortages, and growing service demands, partners across the … Read More
September 2025 This month, the CSG Justice Center hosted a webinar where national experts and state corrections leaders discussed practical strategies and insights to implement our new brief, Beyond Recidivism: Redefining Measures to Understand Reentry Success. The recidivism rate only tells part of the story after incarceration—yet it’s often the go-to way… Read More
July 2025 With recidivism costing states approximately $8 billion annually, bold state-led approaches are needed to reduce recidivism and increase access to employment, housing, and health care for people after incarceration. The CSG Justice Center hosted a virtual reentry briefing with bipartisan congressional champions and state leaders. The… Read More
July 2025 Traditionally, states have focused on using rates of recidivism (rearrest, reconviction, or reincarceration) to measure reentry success. But recidivism doesn’t tell the full story. It fails to capture housing, employment, and connections to treatment—factors that increase a person’s successful reintegration into the community after prison. The new… Read More
Tuesday, April 23, 2024 In April 2023, Missouri became the first state in the country to join the Reentry 2030 initiative and commit to bold goals to improve reentry success for all. This April, we’re celebrating the significant strides that Missouri has made in the past year toward achieving its… Read More
Monday, May 15, 2023 In this interview with Scripps News, Director Megan Quattlebaum of The Council of State Governments Justice Center discusses the challenges of reentry and the promise of the Reentry 2030 initiative. Reentry 2030 aims to engage all 50 states in improving reentry success for people exiting prison… Read More
Wednesday, April 19, 2023 Missouri has signed on as the first Reentry 2030 State! In partnership with The Council of State Governments Justice Center and the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs’ Bureau of Justice… Read More
