Policy Updates
Policy Updates: Finding Recovery, Employment, and Success Because of a Second Chance
“I had the same enthusiasm with my new company as I did with CEO, and within three months I got a promotion,” Tiffani said. “The staff at CEO taught me that my past doesn’t define me, and encouraged me to be my best.”
Read the storyPolicy Updates: Union Pathways Paving the Way for New Yorker’s Social and Economic Mobility
Each year, more than 500,000 individuals return to their communities from prison, seeking meaningful employment and the opportunity for economic mobility. Union-affiliated jobs represent an incredible opportunity for individuals returning home from incarceration to achieve economic mobility as the union often successfully advocates for higher wages and stronger worker protections.
Read the storyPolicy Updates: CEO Cleveland site director testifies before Ohio legislature in support of more opportunities for judicial release
Devon Hickman, CEO Cleveland Site Director, testified before the Ohio legislature in support of SB 288, which expands opportunities for judicial release in Ohio.
Read the storyPolicy Updates: Congress Must Invest Now in Jobs for Justice-Impacted Individuals
In the American Jobs Plan, President Biden calls for a $100B workforce investment, including prioritizing justice-impacted individuals and subsidized employment as a proven training tool. As someone who has been there, it’s welcome news for the Administration to recognize just how hard it is for anyone with a history of incarceration to get a job.
Read the storyPolicy Updates: When Advocacy Wins: Demetrius’ Journey to the Visitation Rights Bill
In a defining moment for justice-impacted families across Colorado, the state legislature has passed the CDOC Prison Visitation Rights Bill (HB-1013), with Governor Jared Polis expected to sign it into law in the coming days. This trailblazing legislation establishes visitation as a right, not a privilege, for individuals incarcerated in Colorado’s state prison system.
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