February 7, 2025, MirrorIndy
Finding a job is one of the most difficult parts of reentry. The federal government estimates that for every four people released from incarceration, three will still be looking for a job a year later. And the rules around what employers can do when job applicants have a criminal record leave gray areas.
May 24, 2024 , The Criterion, Archdiocese of Indianapolis Corrections Ministries
Nancy Cotterill's blog post, "Should all lifers be lifers? Program offers a second chance for a new life" was reprinted in The Criterion with permission from 2nd Chance Indiana.
February 22, 2023, Kokomo Tribune, By James Bennett III, © 2023 Kokomo Tribune, Photo/Tim Bath, Kokomo Tribune
Things looked bleak for Michael Paul's future when he was arrested in 2018 for low-level felony charges for selling drugs and criminal confinement. As he put it, he had been going "full throttle" at the time...
June 13, 2022, WRTV
By working together, UNITE INDY, Indiana Department of Corrections Parole, Marion County Community Corrections, and Marion County Probation have given Hoosiers on parole, probation, under supervision with community corrections, or those who have a past felony conviction a second chance...
April 7, 2020
We're hopeful that the research being done by the Lacy School of Business at Butler University will substantiate the anecdotal evidence we have which indicates that employers can receive multiple benefits as a result of their willingness to give second chances to ex-offenders...
