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PRISON FELLOWSHIP: Second Prison Project

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Out of Prison and Looking for Work?

How do you find a job when you have a criminal record?

By Emily Harris Greene
August 3, 2017
criminal record | employment | job search help | Resources | Second Chance Month | Second Prison Project
U.S. Senate Declares April Second Chance Month
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Second Chance Month News and Updates

Welcome to Second Chance Month! Prison Fellowship® and our diverse group of partner organizations are raising awareness this month of the hardships former prisoners face upon their return to society. Will you join us?

SECOND CHANCE MONTH: A NATIONAL MOVEMENT

Casey Irwin is interviewed about her experiences with collateral consequences.

By Emily Harris Greene
April 4, 2017
Collateral Consequences | employment | Second Chance Month | Second Prison Project | Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio)
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‘Second Chance Month’—A Bipartisan National Movement

Update 3/31/2017–U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) introduced a resolution that would designate April 2017 as "Second Chance Month."

By Emily Harris Greene
March 30, 2017
ACLU | Kockh Industries Inc | Lottie Joiner | NAACP | National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) | Ngozi Ndulue | Second Chance Month | Second Prison Project | The Heritage Foundation | Udi Ofer | USA Today
Prison Fellowship: President Trump, Declare April Second Chance Month
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Prison Fellowship: President Trump, Declare April Second Chance Month

In an opinion piece for The Hill, Craig DeRoche, senior vice president of advocacy and public policy at Prison Fellowship®, stated three specific ways President Trump could succeed in his promises to not just remove threats to law and order but to also bring "healing and hope" to those Americans hurt by crime.

By Emily Harris Greene
March 15, 2017
Criminal Justice Reform | Second Chance Month | Second Prison Project | The Hill | Trump Administration
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Randy’s Second Chance: ‘The Life I’m Living’

By Randy Anderson, as told to Emily Andrews

Randy Anderson will be speaking at Prison Fellowship®'s annual Second Chances 5K in St. Paul, Minnesota, this spring. The 5K raises awareness for those in need of a second chance. Randy hopes his story of struggle and recovery will inspire others—in and out of prison—to believe that no life is beyond restoration.

By Emily Andrews
February 1, 2017
Fed Up Coalition | Hennepin County Sheriff | Minnesota | Minnesota Association of Resources for Recovery and Chemical Health | Minnesota Recovery Connection | Minnesota Second Chance Coalition | Second Chances 5k | Second Prison Project | Steve Rummler Hope Foundation
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Second Chances 5K Runs This April!

Join Prison Fellowship® for our Second Chances 5K runs this April in Denver and St. Paul!

By Emily Harris Greene
January 30, 2017
Colorado | Minnesota | Second Chances | Second Chances 5k | Second Prison | Second Prison Project
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How a Criminal Record Can Affect Your Future

Ever wonder what life is like for someone with a criminal record?

A new quiz on the Marshall Project website gives readers an opportunity to see how much they know about the hurdles that face men and women who have committed crimes.

By Steve Rempe
October 4, 2016
Collateral Consequences | Marshall Project | Quiz | Reentry | Second Prison Project
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Banning the Box and Opening Doors

When applicants to one of the State University of New York’s (SUNY) 64 campuses apply for admission, they are required to answer question 20a: “Have you ever been convicted of a felony?” The question has proven to be a major hurdle for men and women with criminal records, with three of five of such applicants dropping out of the application process before reaching its conclusion.

By Steve Rempe
September 19, 2016
College | Nancy Zimpher | Second Prison Project | State University of New York | SUNY
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Identifying a Problem in Reentry

Most of us have them in our wallets or purses right now—little laminated cards with our names and a typically bad photograph that identifies who we are and where we live. They are of vital importance to any number of routine tasks, be it cashing a check, purchasing an airline ticket, or applying for a job.

By Steve Rempe
August 16, 2016
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The Missing Ingredient for Successful Reentry

“The only thing I’d ever graduated from was drug treatment. I had no training, no certifications in anything. What I did have was a very lengthy criminal history,” says Jessica Towers.

With six felonies and a scant professional résumé, Jessica wasn’t exactly set up for success as a jobseeker.

By Emily Andrews
July 22, 2016
DC | DC Central Kitchen | Jessica Towers | Louis Casey | Second Prison | Second Prison Project | Washington
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Putting People First

On Saturday, July 9th, a symposium on criminal justice reform was held at the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University. The event, which received funding from The Charles Koch Foundation and sponsorship by The Fund for American Studies, featured members from organizations who have been integral in the fight for conservative criminal justice reform, including Right on Crime, Families Against Mandatory Minimums, Prison Fellowship, and the Heritage foundation.

By Brian Bensimon
July 14, 2016
Charles Koch Foundation | Jesse Wiese | Pat Nolan George Mason University | Second Prison Project
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Providing Books for Prisoners

The written word. It has the muscle to enlarge minds.

To touch hearts.

To educate and inspire.

That’s why Mike Oliver collects and organizes books each week that will be sent to Florida prisoners.

But there’s another reason.

Five years ago, Oliver, 72, was incarcerated and knows how good it felt to receive reading material while serving time.

By Heidi Baumstark
July 13, 2016
Florida | Mike Oliver | Open Books Bookstore | Pensacola | Prison Book Project | Second Prison Project
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Returning Home

When the Rev. Damita Davis-Howard’s son was released from his incarceration in 2014, he sought to rebuild his life. He moved in with his young son, his son’s mother, and her family, and attempted to be the father he himself had not had since his own had passed away when he was 13.

By Steve Rempe
July 7, 2016
California | Ella Baker Center for Human Rights | Human Impact Partners | Oakland | Public Housing | Reentry | San Francisco Chronicle | Second Prison Project
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Educating the Incarcerated

Roughly 60,000 teenagers currently reside in juvenile detention facilities across the United States.  While detained, these young men and women are separated from their friends, family—and the schools which they had been attending.

A recent feature on the PBS Newshour takes a closer look at the importance of educating youth behind bars, focusing on the efforts being made at one facility in Lowell, Massachusetts.

By Steve Rempe
July 1, 2016
Juvenile Justice | Lowell | massachusetts | Reentry | Second Prison Project
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Solving the Recidivism Puzzle

There is little debate remaining that the United States has a significant problem with the recidivism of former prisoners. Department of Justice statistics show that one-third of released prisoners are rearrested in their first year outside prison walls. Within three years, that number jumps to 50 percent, and then to 75 percent over five years.

By Steve Rempe
June 23, 2016
Angel Tree | education | Evangelism | Family | recidivism | Reentry | Second Prison | Second Prison Project
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