Education Department Announces New Tools to Support Successful Reentry for Formerly Incarcerated Youth and Adults

New Toolkit and Grants Announced As Part of National Reentry Week

APRIL 25, 2016 Contact: Press Office, (202) 401-1576, press@ed.gov

The U.S. Department of Education, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, announced today $5.7 million in new grants aimed at improving outcomes for students who have been involved in the criminal justice system. The Department also released a new toolkit providing guidance to educators and others to support a successful reentry system for formerly incarcerated youth and adults.

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