In April 2022, the White House issued a Fact Sheet on the Administration’s work, Expand[ing] Second Chance Opportunities for Formerly Incarcerated Persons. The Fact Sheet announces “a comprehensive strategy that expands Incarceration to Employment opportunities, as well as the following concrete policy actions as part of a whole-of-government effort to advance employment, bolster reentry, empower formerly incarcerated persons, and strengthen our communities and our economy.”
The Fact Sheet summarized the Administration’s efforts:
Investing in Job Training and Intensive Reentry in Federal Prisons
- Launching Historic DOJ-DOL Partnership.
Expanding Federal Job Opportunities and Loan Programs
- Providing New Workforce Grant Funding.
- Pathway Home.
- Expanding Access to Business Capital.
- Expanding Access to Federal Employment.
- Leveraging Historic Investments in Infrastructure to Promote Hiring of Formerly Incarcerated Persons.
- Promoting Best Practices with Federal Construction Industry Contractors.
- Expanding Second Chance Visiting Fellowship Program.
Promoting Best Practices for Hiring Across the Federal Government
- Providing Interactive Training and Technical Assistance for Job Seekers.
- Leveraging Existing Hiring Authorities for Agencies.
Supporting Veterans
- Expediting the Restoration of Benefits.
- Conducting Outreach to Incarcerated Veterans.
Expanding Access to Health Care and Housing
- Expanding Access to Health Care.
- Expanding Access to Housing.
Developing and Amplifying Educational Opportunities
- Expanding Second Chance Pell.
- Providing a Pathway Out of Loan Default.
- Investing in Digital Literacy.
- Publishing New Guidance on Correctional and Reentry Education Resources.
Supporting Job Seekers and Establishing Best Practices for Employers
- Tax Credits and Free Bonding Programs for Employers.
- Resources for Employers, Job Seekers, and Employees.
- Supporting Reentry 2030.
- Promoting Resources for Second Chance Month.
- Reentry Toolkit.