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Community benefit projects revitalize cultural centers, parks, and more.
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Corps members ready for the workplace.
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Corps members and staff set goals together.
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Corps members build teamwork skills.
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A reentry program informed by youth development principles.
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"Justice Corps gave me an opportunity when they introduced me to the company I’m working for and helped me get my OSHA [Occupational Safety and Health Administration] certification.

-Joseph, NYC Justice Corps graduate

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Use these guides, downloadable forms, videos, and other resources to learn about key components of the NYC Justice Corps model that you can adapt for your program or community.

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About PRI

Learn about PRI's Prison to College Pipeline, Pinkerton Fellowship Initiative, and other programs.

Resources

Read our latest report

Building Communities, Changing Lives: The NYC Justice Corps Community Benefit Projects, June 2017

Building Beneficial Relationships Between Communities and Young People Who Are Returning to the Community After Criminal Justice Involvement.

NYC Justice Corps Partners

The NYC Justice Corps is administered by the Prisoner Reentry Institute of John Jay College of Criminal Justice with funds from the NYC Center for Economic Opportunity and the NYC Young Men’s Initiative.

Brooklyn and Queens Justice Corps:
Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment Services (CASES)

Bronx Justice Corps:
Phipps Neighborhood

Harlem Justice Corps:
Center for Court Innovation (CCI)

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