In recognition of National Reentry Week, NLADA President & CEO Jo-Ann Wallace contributed a guest blog, The Time is Now to Invest in Second Chances, for Equal Justice Works on the Huffington Post.
Pointing to model programs in California and Louisiana, the article argues for increased investment in legal services for programs that serve individuals with criminal records, noting that: “Last week was designated the first-ever National Reentry Week by the U.S. Department of Justice (USDOJ), an effort to call attention to the need to address the numerous barriers facing people with a criminal record. Central to this initiative should be a recognition of the need for adequate resourcing of organizations that provide free or low-cost legal representation intended to give people a meaningful second chance within a system that often sets them up to fail.”
Read the full article here.