Episode 19: Second Chance Month and Walking the Road Home- Part Two

Each April, the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs celebrates Second Chance Month, which aims to inform and highlight the opportunities for state, local, and tribal governments and community-based service providers to build meaningful second chances for our returning community members.  In this two-part episode, host Avik Das, Executive Director of the Cook County Justice Advisory Council, is joined by a panel of guests to discuss how Cook County is helping men and women return home after release as well as the expansion of the Road Home program, which  is designed to help formerly incarcerated people find employment and other resources. The guests in this episode are Claudia Regalado-Cattouse, The Partnership’s Director of Community Innovations and Impact, Nicholas Crayton, a returned Community Member who served 24 years at the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC), and Gia Davis, a Second Chance Employer.