Nearly 11.5 million people cycle in and out of prison and jail each year. Explore steps lawmakers, executive agencies and the business community are taking to overcome the barriers to employment offenders’ face, and to expand second-chance opportunities. 

Moderator

• J.J. Gentry, South Carolina General Assembly

Speakers

• Daryl Atkinson, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.
• Jenny Kim, Koch Companies Public Sector, LLC, Washington, D.C.
• Senator Catherine E. Pugh, Maryland
• Senator Craig Tieszen, South Dakota

Handouts

• Speaker Bios
• Federal Interagency Reentry Council Fact Sheet
• South Dakota SB 97 (2016)
• NCSL Ex-Offender Employment Opportunities
• NCSL Criminal Records and Employment: Legislative Trends

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