Brief Resources

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This brief from The Sentencing Project details that, in 2020, 5.2 million Americans were prohibited from voting due to laws that disenfranchise citize...
On June 23, 2021, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia L. Fudge outlined actions that the Department is taking to i...
Part of the Social Security Administration's Benefits after Incarceration: What You Need To Know, this brief from explains what happens...
This brief from the Social Security Administration provides practical information about eligibility for and treatment of Social Securit...
This bulletin discusses common misconceptions surrounding expungement. It also provides information about the collateral consequences of juvenile reco...
As this brief from the Prison Policy Initiative explores, most people in jail are legally eligible to vote, but in practice, they cannot. This “de fac...
By CSG Justice Center StaffFor the more than 70 million adults in the U.S. who have a criminal record, and the more than one million youth who acquire...
By NRRC Staff NICCC Collateral consequences are penalties buried in various laws that can limit or prohibit people convicted of crimes from find...
By CSG Justice Center Staff “When I got out, my kids were my number one priority.” Darius Dennis couldn’t have predicted how intertwined his...
By Carla Sinclair, CSG Justice Center staff With awareness of the need for criminal justice reform on the rise across the country, hearing stories ...