In this paper, from the Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences, the authors investigate the mechanisms whereby the local and distal in...
This report, from the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR), builds off of prior CEPR research examining the population of former prisoners a...
By Ashleigh Fryer, CSG Justice CenterIn Allegheny County, PA, the state’s Workforce Investment Board estimates that there will be more than 8,000 unfi...
By Mai P. TranFor Gary W., coming home after ten years in prison wasn’t easy. Just days after his release, his wife died of cancer, and Gary then spen...
By Mai P. TranDuring a ceremony on Rikers Island last month, William Torres told the crowded room, “I am a better man now than I was 12 years ago.”Tor...
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...