RAILS Online Roundtable: Libraries Supporting Reentry

Join us for a RAILS Online Roundtable on how libraries can support re-entry. Chad Rand, Outreach and Distributor Coordinator for the Education Justice Project’s Reentry Resource Program, will be sharing the EJP reentry guide titled Mapping Your Future: A Guide to Successful Reentry, Illinois 2025.

Mapping Your Future, produced since 2015, is THE reentry guide for people released from prison returning home to live in Illinois. It includes guidance on what people in prison can do to prepare before release as well as practical information on how to get an ID[ ], obtain housing, employment training and more. Their directory section includes resources such as reentry organizations, medical clinics and community and advocacy organizations.

The Education Justice Project also has a guide for people who live with the threat of deportation called A New Path: A Guide to the Challenges and Opportunities After Deportation. This guide includes information on topics such as knowing your rights and employment options.

To learn more, visit the Reentry Resource Program’s website.