Job applicants with criminal records are much less likely than those without them to obtain legitimate employment. Recent efforts to address this prob...
The National Reentry Resource Center and the CSG Justice Center released a new edition of Reentry Matters: Strategies and Successes of Second Chance A...
This publication from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) identifies five evidence-based principles guiding federal efforts to improve the correction...
This report from CLASP highlights the strong connections between education, jobs, and criminal justice. Reconnecting Justice emphasizes the full scope...
By Darian Hanrahan
According to a 2014 meta-analysis by the RAND Corporation, adults who participated in correctional education programs were shown t...
This publication from the Illinois Sentencing Policy Advisory Council (SPAC) examines data on recidivism in the state of Illinois. The brief updates t...
This report from the Urban Institute examines criminal background checks as a significant collateral consequence for people in the justice system and ...
A team of researchers from Arizona State University recently conducted a three-year study on the impact of having a criminal record on employment-rela...
This report from The Pew Charitable Trusts examines data on prison populations and crime in Utah since changes to policies and practices took place in...