Returning Citizens Employment Access & Reentry Rights
Current understanding
To be populated as evidence accumulates.
Evidence log
- 2026-04-16 — Rehabilitation Through Reading Act of 2026: cross-connection with rehabilitation-through-reading-act: Reading-based rehabilitation complements reentry employment-access frameworks by building foundational literacy prior to post-release workforce entry. (novelty: 2)
- 2026-04-16 — Prison Libraries Act of 2026: cross-connection with prison-libraries-act: Prison library access complements reentry supports affecting formerly incarcerated individuals’ education and workforce outcomes. (novelty: 2)
- 2026-07-30 — Read for Reentry Act of 2026: Read for Reentry Act of 2026 (HR9986) introduced and referred to House Judiciary, proposing literacy/reading supports as part of reentry programming for formerly incarcerated people. (novelty: 2)