Criminal Justice

Learn about Amy Barch’s approach to reducing recidivism and the leadership lessons she learned along the way including a new approach to measuring impact and the importance of proximity.

To help companies navigate the process for hiring and supporting people returning from incarceration, the Aspen Institute and Slack are launching a new Playbook, which breaks down everything from legal and HR hurdles to the human elements of making hiring programs a long-term success. Divided into discrete, bite-sized content, the Playbook makes it easier for companies to answer the question, “Where to begin?”

Inside Slack’s bold bet on training formerly incarcerated people to be tech workers – Fast Company

People exiting incarceration often struggle to find a job—and the idea of a full-fledged career is almost beyond conceiving. But through private and public partnerships, formerly incarcerated individuals are provided with professional development in leadership, entrepreneurship, and technological skills. Small scale successes show the promise of pre-release interventions, and the benefit of breaking the stigma of a criminal record.

Leaders of for-profit and private organizations play a consequential role in breaking the cycle of recidivism and unrealized employment.