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MEMPHIS, TN—A group of influential local business leaders joined state and local policymakers in Memphis last month to discuss opportunities and chall...
By Liam JulianAround 65 million Americans of working age have criminal records. Finding a job isn’t easy for anyone, but it’s especially difficult for...
By Mai P. Tran, Program Associate Margaret Love, executive director and editor of the Collateral Consequences Reentry Resource Center.Individuals retu...
The Reentry Myth Busters are a series of fact sheets created by the partner agencies within the Federal Interagency Reentry Council...
This resource brief, from the National Juvenile Defender Center (NJDC), is intended to support juvenile defense advocacy by providing an overview of s...
Nebraska recently became the 11th state to pass “Ban the Box,” a law that removes questions about criminal records on state job applications. Enacted ...
This white paper, from The Council of State Governments Justice Center, is written to guide leaders across all branches of government, juvenile justic...
By Mai P. Tran, Program Associate Beginning January 1, 2014, the General Education Development (GED) test is getting a facelift: it will be academi...
by Henry Rosen, Policy Analyst, CSG Justice Center The What Works in Reentry Clearinghouse (the Clearinghouse) now includes new and updat...
According to the authors of this brief, from the South Carolina Commission of Indigent Defense, Federal and state laws impose a range of collater...