Want to join the RBIJ team? We’re hiring a Senior Communications Manager. Send your resume and cover letter to [email protected] by May 24th. Role details: hubs.la/Q02wgxkm0

Oklahoma Secretary of Public Safety Tricia Everest shared how hiring justice-impacted individuals can strengthen the economy and improve public safety: hubs.la/Q02w9lrZ0

This month, we’re sharing highlights from #SecondChanceMonth and success stories from businesses that are intentionally attracting and recruiting justice-impacted talent.

Check out all the news at the intersection of business and justice: hubs.la/Q02vBYcx0

The Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2024 was introduced in the House last week.

This bill reauthorizes critical reentry grant programs from the Second Chance Act of 2008, read more:
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Lethal injection is cruel, unusual, and racist.

Research published by Reprieve reveals that in the modern era of the U.S. death penalty, executions of Black people were more than twice as likely to be botched as executions of white people.

Read: hubs.la/Q02tGLh70

Happy #WorldBookDay !

If you’re looking for a unique redemption story, check out “Confessions of a Former Prosecutor” by Preston Shipp is Not a Pastor, Associate Policy Director of @theCSFY.

Get your copy here: hubs.la/Q02tGWWS0

RBIJ’s Maggie O’Donnell, Director of Policy & Advocacy, writes about the benefits of passing Clean Slate Missouri. Read: hubs.la/Q02tnHfg0

Proud to join Rep. Tony Cárdenas in introducing a resolution to declare April as #SecondChanceMonth to focus on helping returning citizens rebuild their lives. My Fresh Start Act and Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester's Clean Slate Act aim to do just that by streamlining the sealing of eligible arrest records.

“At R&R Head Labs, we have discovered the same things as employers across the country. Second chance hires are skilled, loyal, and ready to work.”

James Repenning, CEO of R&R Head Labs on why he supports occupational license reform in Colorado: hubs.la/Q02tfd9T0

Check out this new report from Safe & Just Michigan covering the one year anniversary of Clean Slate Michigan! The Clean Slate Initiative

Read the recommendations for maximizing the benefits of Clean Slate: hubs.la/Q02tf83x0

Second Chance Hiring isn’t just equitable – it’s economical. Businesses that employ people with criminal records are eligible for significant tax benefits through the federal Work Opportunity Tax Credit.

Start your Second Chance Hiring journey today. #SecondChanceMonth

ICYMI: John Oliver highlighted the dangerous new method of nitrogen suffocations being used in U.S. executions.
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RBIJ is working to end this practice and abolish the death penalty around the world. Join the campaign here: hubs.la/Q02sVbcm0