Reentry that Works!
Lots going on! 2nd Chance Indiana will soon be debuting an online catalog of apprenticeships, certifications, and educational opportunities for reentrants across the state of Indiana, as well as a greatly expanded database of second-chance employers in the state. These opportunities will increase the earning potential of our reentering men and women who want a better life, and are willing to work for it. Plus lots more!
Support for reentrants' with substance use issue is here, with transportation to and from jobs for those without a vehicle. Plus big graduation inside Duval work-release facility. Then curl up and read about the cat program at the Michigan City maximum security prison, that seems to turn hardened criminals into loving caregivers.
With thousands of jobs in Indiana that need to be filled, it's time to explore the benefits of hiring Reentrants! And, read about Decarceration and how other states are doing it!
Plus, more than 70% of reentrants have used addictive substances and many need help to gain freedom from an addiction disorder. Check out this newsletter for help all over the state. Transportation is key!
Good things are happening for men who live in the Duvall Residential Center and for the men and women in Marion County Adult Detention Center. 2nd Chance Indiana has joined with Trusted Mentors to create an integrated program of training to fight recidivism. Plus! Read about Project.Me in Allen County...
June 14, 2025
Much news! From the South Bend Region that needs van transportation for reentrants to get back and forth to work, to meetings with new potential employer partners...Lots going on!
May 15, 2025
So much news: A big jobs expo attracts over 300 reentrants; 2CI's V.P. goes to college to teach some criminal justice students; and Fastenal's hiring people with no experience, will train! Plus Watch Netflix's UNLOCKED. Amazing! (So much more!)
April 15, 2025
A Pennsylvania prison put a bunch of mixed race, mixed conviction level felons into an experimental cell block that seems to have changed everything—themselves, the guards, and the future. This is the future!
Read all about it, and use the links to read this fascinating piece on how a change in how we run our prisons could be revolutionary. Also, today there's a waiting list of nine employers who need 12 vans now, with another 20 employers across the state who are in talks with our Transportation team regarding their coming needs. Grant money from the Federal Government is held up, plus, lots more.
March 14, 2025
Watch the streamed panel discussion on building and rebuilding men in our community, and find out about the potential expansion of reentrant employment transportation in our northern counties. Plus theres a shortage of workers in our state and 2nd Chance Indiana had a fix for that, with benefits!
February 14, 2025
The pipeline to prison can be linked to literacy! And, check out the big hits and visits to 2ndChanceIN.com - 156,000 hits over thirty days! Plus lots going on with Piper Logistics, Interstate Business Solutions, and Duvall Team who met with 2nd Chancew Indiana about job fairs, job training and the future!
A new prison near LaPorte, Indiana, is under construction. It will be the state's largest prison, and will hold more than 4,000 inmates. Scheduled to open in 2027, the new facility will be "more about rehabilitation and less about punishment." Read about much more!
