About the National Reentry Resource Center
The National Reentry Resource Center provides education, training, and technical assistance to states, tribes, territories, local governments, service providers, non-profit organizations, and corrections institutions working on prisoner reentry. The NRRC’s mission is to advance the reentry field through knowledge transfer and dissemination and to promote evidence-based best practices.
Established in 2008 by the Second Chance Act (Public Law 110-199) the NRRC is administered by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of Justice, and is a project of the Council of State Governments Justice Center, along with key project partners including the Urban Institute, the Association of State Correctional Administrators, and the American Probation and Parole Association.
Mission
The mission of the National Reentry Resource Center is to advance the reentry field through knowledge transfer and dissemination and to promote evidence-based best practices.
Services Provided
- A one-stop, interactive source of current, evidence-based, and user-friendly reentry information.
- Individualized, targeted technical assistance for Second Chance Act grantees
- Training, distance learning, and knowledge development to support grantees and advance the reentry field.