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The NFL awarded Impact Justice with an Inspire Change grant to support IJ’s groundbreaking work to accelerate legal system change. Continue Reading NFL Awards Impact Justice Grant to Inspire Change
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People face many challenges after a period of incarceration, especially after a long prison sentence. Lack of stable and affordable housing is often the first stumbling block and one that can trigger a cascade of other problems. It’s hard to find and hold a job, for example, without a reliable safe place to live. The… Continue Reading Homecoming Project Feels Like a Journey Toward Freedom
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In a significant addition to the growing body of research on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), new research by Impact Justice documents extraordinarily high rates of ACEs among formerly incarcerated men and explores early life trauma and its repercussions for violence later in life. Over a period of 12 months, researchers surveyed and interviewed men who… Continue Reading Study connects early life trauma with violence later in life.
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Last week, Surmiche Vaughn and her husband Scott Patterson welcomed Philippe Kelly into their Oakland home. Move-in day is always a special occasion at the Homecoming Project — the start of a new phase of life for someone returning to the community after a long period of incarceration and the start of a relationship that… Continue Reading A Milestone and More for the Homecoming Project
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Ashaki Scott’s brief incarceration was a wake-up call for the 25-year-old. She realized that one wrong decision could change everything. Thanks to a referral from a community organization, she was introduced to California Justice Leaders, Impact Justice’s AmeriCorps program specifically designed for justice-impacted young people. From that moment on, she felt supported on a path… Continue Reading ‘People do deserve second chances’
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View more photos of the event More than 60 formerly incarcerated and system-impacted individuals joined this year’s cohort of the California Justice Leaders-AmeriCorps (CJL) program, an innovative reentry and workforce development initiative run by Impact Justice, a national innovation and research center advancing boundary-breaking ideas for criminal justice reform. The heartfelt ceremony took place… Continue Reading California Justice Leaders Welcomes Its Largest Cohort Ever
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Drawing on the wisdom of women to build a truly healing home The transition from incarceration to freedom is not an easy one. The carceral system rarely addresses the root causes of incarceration, so many people leave prisons and jails coping with the same life issues they faced before they were incarcerated but compounded by… Continue Reading Housing to Healing Program Evaluation
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Frequently Asked Questions About Growing Justice What is Growing Justice?Growing Justice is a first-of-kind initiative designed to solve two problems at once: expand access to fresh, healthy food, both in prison and in the mainly low-income communities incarcerated people come from and return to, while also creating a pathway to employment for formerly incarcerated people… Continue Reading FAQ