On any given day, close to 2.7 million children, or 1 in 28, have a parent in prison or jail—an increase of more than 80 percent since 1991. For Afric...
This report from the National Employment Law Project (NELP), discusses inaccuracies in FBI records and calls on the FBI to ensure that records are acc...
On June 12, 2013, the White House hosted the “Children of Incarcerated Parents Champions of Change” event, honoring 12 individuals dedicated to improv...
The costs and benefits of criminal justice policies affect everyone. Understanding what goes into the costs of operating jails, prisons, probation and...
Many people released from prison have a substantial amount of debt to repay, and child support is often a significant part of these financial obligati...
Random forest modeling techniques represent an improvement over the methodologies of traditional risk prediction instruments. Random forests allow for...
This report, from the National Employment Law Project (NELP), explores the exclusion of people with criminal records from work, which severely impacts...