In 2017, CoreCivic launched a public policy advocacy initiative that placed the company's support behind reentry-focused state and federal legislation. This initiative means that CoreCivic advocates specifically for public policies that support justice-involved individuals' success in various capacities, such as Ban the Box; protections for employers that hire formerly incarcerated individuals; boosting government funding for reentry programs; and social impact bonds that tie financial incentives to targets for reducing recidivism. In the past six years, CoreCivic has sent more than 2,000 letters in support of bills that fit the criteria for these initiatives.