News How to End Mass Incarceration: The Steps, Solutions, and People Leading the Way Key Takeaways Every year, more than 600,000 people walk out of an American prison. They collect whatever belongings fit into a plastic bag, step… Read more New Data Shows a Better Path Than Incarceration Pioneer Human Services Releases First Quarterly Impact Report SEATTLE, WA – May 4, 2026 – Pioneer Human Services today released its… Read more Second Chances Are a Public Safety Strategy SEATTLE, WA — April 15, 2026 — Pioneer Human Services is highlighting the critical role second chances play in improving public safety and… Read more Second Chance Month: The Building Blocks of Successful Reentry Every April, Second Chance Month reminds us that people coming home from incarceration need more than a fresh start in name only. They need real… Read more Anthony Wright: Second Chances Make Washington Safer For too long, we have treated public safety as if it begins and ends with arrest, prosecution and incarceration. It does not. Public safety is… Read more Navigating the Path Home: A Guide to Federal Residential Reentry Centers Every year, tens of thousands of people complete state and federal prison sentences. Many returning citizens struggle to find housing, secure… Read more Peer Support: How Lived Experience Helps People Rebuild After Incarceration For many people reentering their community after incarceration, the hardest part is not release day. It is the days and weeks that follow: finding… Read more Understanding the Causes and Triggers of Substance Use Disorders Substance use disorders affect millions of people across the United States, yet the pathways that lead someone to develop a dependency are rarely… Read more Finding a Job With a Criminal Record: Strategies for Success A criminal record can feel like a heavy weight when you are trying to get back into the workforce. Many returning citizens worry that their past will… Read more National Recovery Month: Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Each September, National Recovery Month brings national attention to the importance of mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) treatment…. Read more How to Support Formerly Incarcerated Individuals More than 70 million Americans live with a criminal record, and it is estimated that 95% of people who go to prison will one day return home. Yet… Read more A Closer Look at the Fentanyl Crisis America’s overdose emergency has been shaped by many forces, but none has proved more lethal — or more elusive — than fentanyl, a synthetic… Read more
