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8 Ways to Support Formerly Incarcerated Citizens Reentering Society

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According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, 77 million Americans—or one in every three adults—carries a criminal record, whether that’s an arrest, a charge or a conviction. Some 650,000 people are released from prison each year. That’s a weighty portion of the population attempting to reenter society and facing challenges due to their judicial record, including a lack of employment and housing and difficulty accessing higher education and voting rights.

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