Speaking of national newsletters, UNITE-LA’s national team is now also assembling national criminal justice workforce and education trends in a newsletter, and you can check out the first one for 2025 here.

On the national stage, read more about: the Trades Related Apprenticeship Coaching program for incarcerated women; which good jobs are accessible to people with conviction histories; clean slate laws that take effect or expand in 2025; and the challenges incarcerated firefighters face when re-entering the workforce. Did you know more than 900 incarcerated firefighters responded to the recent wildfires here in Los Angeles? Additionally, see examples of innovative chamber initiatives, including a local second-chance employer and community resource fair in Northeast Kentucky and a new cross-sector public safety initiative in Montgomery, AL.