The Council on Criminal Justice (CCJ) Veterans Justice Commission released its third set of recommendations, featuring proposals to better support veterans as they navigate incarceration, reentry, and the search for employment.
Led by former U.S. Defense Secretaries Chuck Hagel and Leon Panetta, the commission urged the American business sector and agencies at all levels of government to adjust their employment policies to prioritize the hiring of justice-involved veterans. Promoting “second chance veteran” hiring, the panel said, would enhance public safety, honor veterans’ sacrifices, and support their efforts to thrive in the country they served. The commission drafted a model hiring policy and will work with the Second Chance Business Coalition to accelerate progress.
“Too many veterans leaving our criminal justice system struggle to find work and resume their lives as contributing members of their families and communities,” said Hagel, the only Vietnam veteran and the first enlisted combat veteran to have served as Secretary of Defense. “This is unacceptable. America’s business and government leaders must do more to honor veterans’ service to this country by reducing barriers that bar them from the jobs they need to succeed.”
Read the report here.
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