Next week is Correctional Employees Week. At F5 Project we honor and respect all correctional employees because they are deep into the reentry ecosystem and are by far one of the most important. Below you will read one of the stories sent out by Colby Braun; Director of Facility Operations for the N Dakota Department…

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The Opportunity Ball gives the community a chance to hear about what we’ve accomplished this past year, and what dreams we have for the year ahead! With your help, we have an opportunity to make a difference in the lives of individuals who are struggling with incarceration, mental health and addictions by helping them gain…

We want to thank all the people for supporting and coming to the 1st annual F5 Project ND Reentry Workforce Summit.   Never thought I could meet with these companies, job fair participant It’s nice to see everyone here wanting to help, Probation Officer This was a way better turnout than I’ve seen with other…

The burden faced by men and women trying to find employment after having received a criminal record is one of the most difficult issues facing the workforce development industry. Successful reentry of clients leaving the criminal justice system and reentering society requires the coordinated efforts of court representatives, corrections staff, workforce professionals, social service agencies,…

Please consider being a monthly donor to F5 Project for $20 a month, f5project.org/donate and make sure to hit the montly tab! I.  Loss & restoration of civil/firearms rights A.  Civil Rights The rights to vote and to hold public office are lost upon conviction of a felony and sentencing to imprisonment “during the term…

Move part of effort to ‘minimize harm on suspects’ who later gain employment or just move on in their lives.’     The Associated Press announced on Tuesday that it will no longer release mugshots or name of suspects involved in “brief stories about minor crimes.” AP reporter Farnoush Amiri shared the new guidance on Twitter,…

Hey all, just wanted to update you on the criminal record seal case that went before the North Dakota Supreme Court. The decision was reversed. Meaning that we didn’t get the opinion we wanted and this gentleman file we be unsealed. They concluded the district court misapplied the law, and they reversed the sealing orders.…

  The House of Representatives has voted to lift the longstanding ban on Pell Grants for people in state and federal prisons. The provision to lift the ban was included in the appropriations minibus that cleared the House.  F5 Project advocated to our congressmen in Washington to co-sponsor this opportunity for those who are sitting…

Since House Bill 1256 became law; NDCC Ch. 12-60.1 there has been some controversy over the interpretation of the law. So much so that cases with similar facts have been treated differently. Some are being petitions to seal have been granted and some have not. State Attorneys believe they have the right interpretation of the…