Supporting Second Chances
SCSJ focuses on helping individuals who have experienced involvement with the criminal legal system to navigate the reentry process with dignity, stability, and hope.
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Promoting Reentry
We are committed to a holistic reentry process that ensures individuals are championed at every step of the way and which fights against the lack of outreach, resources, and structural support that presently exists.
Improving reentry with direct support
Reentry is rarely a straightforward and effortless process, leaving many directly impacted individuals alone on the journey back to their communities.
We provide reentry resources to formerly incarcerated people to help them adjust to life outside.
Second chance cases
Ongoing
State v. James Richardson
Ongoing
State v. Duke
Second Chance resources
Report
Safe Return: North Carolina's Experience with Bringing People Home Early from Prison
Toolkit
Ban the Box Community Initiative Guide
Toolkit
Umar Muhammad Clean Slate Toolkit 2024
Second Chance news
Supporting Second Chances + Transparency and Accountability
Settlement Reached in Abrams Lawsuit, Securing Important Parole Reforms for People Sentenced as Children
Reframing Public Safety + Supporting Second Chances
SCSJ Releases Umar Muhammad Clean Slate Toolkit Updates, Recommendations for Expanding Second Chances
Ending Mass Incarceration + Reframing Public Safety + Supporting Second Chances
Human Rights Organizations Demand Prison Population Reduction to Ease Overcrowding After Hurricane Helene
Communications + Justice System Reform + Supporting Second Chances