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Sentinel Event Review of Federal Reentry Program

Date Published
April 5, 2024

Partnering with NIJ, the Successful Transition and Reentry Together program of the Eastern District of Wisconsin undertook a Sentinel Event Review process to systematically review near-misses and unsuccessful cases of reentry.

The Hidden Costs of Reentry: Understanding the Barriers to Removing a Criminal Record

May 2022

NIJ hosted a webinar to discuss under-researched aspects of reentry: expungement of criminal records and the impact of those records. This webinar includes a presentation of ongoing research projects examining the impact of legal aid for expungement and past research projects studying the accuracy and permanency of criminal records and the prevalence of collateral consequences of conviction. A Q&A session will conclude this webinar.