Reentry Guides
EJP’s Reentry Resource Program publishes three reentry guides: Mapping Your Future: A Guide to Successful Reentry in Illinois, Mapping Your Future: National Edition, and A New Path: A Guide to the Challenges and Opportunities After Deportation.
Introduction
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Please select the tabs on the left to view our frequently updated reentry guides.
Mapping Your Future: A Guide to Successful Reentry in Illinois
Our 2026 Illinois reentry guide has a wealth of information on preparing for reentry while incarcerated, steps to take following release, and directories of resources. Topics include housing, employment, healthcare, finances, substance use, and more. Download our guide here.
This work created by the Education Justice Project is © 2026 by the Board of Trustees, University of Illinois and is licensed under a CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0.
New in the 2026 Edition
• New chapter on registries
• Updated information on the Youthful Parole Act
• New budgeting resources
Mapping Your Future: National Edition
The second edition of Mapping Your Future, National is out! It includes helpful information and advice on topics like employment, healthcare, substance use and more, with resources for formerly incarcerated individuals throughout the US. This new edition includes chapters on LGBTQ+ people, new cannabis laws and an expanded state-by-state resource directory.
“Mapping Your Future is everything you need to know about reentry including things that you did not think about.”
— Shayla Jackson, Social Worker, Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services
This work created by the Education Justice Project is © 2026 by the Board of Trustees, University of Illinois and is licensed under a CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0.
New in the 2026 Edition
• New chapter on registries
• Updated information on the Youthful Parole Act
• New budgeting resources
A New Path: A Guide to the Challenges & Opportunities After Deportation
This guide is for people who live with the threat of deportation to Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, and Venezuela. Know your rights, How to make a plan in case of possible deportation and how to set up your life post-deportation are some of the topics addressed. Below is access to our complete guide as well as individual chapters.
This work created by the Education Justice Project is © 2026 by the Board of Trustees, University of Illinois and is licensed under a CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0.
Do you need specific deportation resources?
How can I receive a hard copy of a reentry guide?
You can request guides via mail, phone, email, or online form. We will mail one to you free of cost. Contact us at:
Reentry Resource Program EJP
1001 S. Wright St
Champaign, IL 61820
(217)-244-2491