@USA_Reentry

I served 30 years in prison--as a first time offender. Prisoner reentry is a social justice issue. Our society must get real about it. --James E. Walker Jr.

 Cleveland, Ohio
Joined May 2010
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He spent 45 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. Cleveland must now pay $7.9 million to his family - cleveland.com cleveland.com/metro/2025/06/…
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Fair Chance Housing in Cuyahoga County: A Comparative Analysis – Cleveland Reentry clevelandreentry.com/fair-ch…
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Post-Incarceration Syndrome: A Social Justice Perspective – Cleveland Reentry clevelandreentry.com/post-in…
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Cuyahoga County Creates Reentry Program for People Leaving Jail | The Marshall Project themarshallproject.org/2024/…

Cuyahoga County Will Now Connect People Leaving Jail to Basic Needs

Reentry changes come in response to The Marshall Project - Cleveland investigation that showed people leaving jail got little help to avoid returning.

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Congressman Maxwell Frost & Senator Cory Booker Introduce the Fair Future Act to Support Successful Reentry by Ending Housing Exclusion for People With Prior Drug Convictions | Congressman Maxwell Frost of Florida's 10th District frost.house.gov/media/press-…

Congressman Maxwell Frost & Senator Cory Booker Introduce the Fair Future Act to Support Successful...

The Official U.S. Congressional website of Maxwell Frost

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Exiting Prison With No Money, No Credit and No Way to Avoid Debt - In These Times inthesetimes.com/article/pri…

Exiting Prison With No Money, No Credit and No Way to Avoid Debt

How the consequences of incarceration and reentry create financial–and social–debt.

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Voting Rights for Nebraska Felons in Flux as Election Day Approaches - The New York Times nytimes.com/2024/08/28/us/ne…

Voting Rights for Nebraska Felons in Flux as Election Day Approaches (Published 2024)

Nebraska’s attorney general not only cast doubt on a newly enacted law, but also on the state’s longstanding policy of allowing many people who finished criminal sentences to vote.

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North Carolina reentry services: Gov. Roy Cooper signs Executive Order to help people who served time reacclimate to society - ABC11 Raleigh-Durham abc11.com/roy-cooper-reentry…

Gov. Roy Cooper signs Executive Order to help people who served time reacclimate to society

Reentry services are programs in place to help people previously incarcerated adjust and return to their communities as productive members.

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Texas Bill Would Nullify Austin Fair Chance Hiring Bill and Other Municipal Labor Ordinances - Pre-Employ pre-employ.com/newsblog/texa…

Blog - JDP

Background screening tips, insights and news to help make informed hiring decisions; JDP has you covered on evolving industry trends.

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Here’s why these Floridians should get a fresh start | Column tampabay.com/opinion/2023/03…

Here’s why these Floridians should get a fresh start | Column

Denying people the right to work after they’ve turned around their lives is simply bad policy.

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Ex-offenders discuss changes to voting rights restoration richmond.com/news/state-and-…

They've won their freedom, and now fight to regain right to vote

Voting rights restoration is no longer automatically started when inmates finish their sentence.

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'Ready for Life' prison inmate reentry program provides crucial support to break the cycle - youtube.com/watch?v=CrLEIGJa…

'Ready for Life' prison inmate reentry program provides crucial...

Every year, 30,000 people are released from jails and prisons in Ca...

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F*CK YES: A judge just REJECTED Sydney Powell's attempt to wiggle out of Dominion Voting Systems' $1.3 billion defamation lawsuit over false claims about the 2020 election.
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At $249 per day, prison stays leave ex-inmates deep in debt. news4jax.com/news/national/2…

At $249 per day, prison stays leave ex-inmates deep in debt

A few states have been amending or repealing “pay-to-stay” laws that require former prisoners to reimburse states for the cost of their jail stays, sometimes at daily rates exceeding what they would...

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'We just keep punishing.' Californians with criminal records still face housing barriers

Formerly incarcerated Californians face barriers to housing that leave them vulnerable to homelessness.

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Delaware moves forward with 'ban the box' legislation for college admissions | Higher Ed Dive highereddive.com/news/delawa…

Delaware moves forward with 'ban the box' legislation for college admissions

A bill passed by the state's Senate would allow institutions to inquire about students' criminal histories once they're admitted, however.

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POWERFUL! FULL Documentary: Life after Lockup youtu.be/Lp8SF2Ky_bM via @YouTube

FULL Documentary: Life after Lockup

PBS NewsHour’s next hour-long special Searching for Justice: Life a...

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In Alaska, Juneau reentry program is helping justice-involved people get housing ktoo.org/2022/04/28/juneau-r…

Juneau reentry program is helping justice-involved people get housing

Housing is one of the biggest challenges for people who were involved in the justice system. Case manager Nathan Block says solving that takes effort not just from those people, but from the commun...

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