Advocates and legislators across the political spectrum celebrated the passage of the First Step Act in December of 2018, the first large federal pris...
This report from CLASP highlights the strong connections between education, jobs, and criminal justice. Reconnecting Justice emphasizes the full scope...
This compendium includes material drawn from Brennan Center reports, policy proposals, issue briefs, public remarks, legal briefs, and congressional t...
Californians with convictions face over 4,800 laws that impose harmful collateral consequences long after successful completion of a sentence, most of...
This publication from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) identifies five evidence-based principles guiding federal efforts to improve the correction...
Many localities have in recent years regulated the use of questions about criminal history in hiring, or “banned the box.” This publication, from AEI,...
This report from the Urban Institute examines criminal background checks as a significant collateral consequence for people in the justice system and ...
By CSG Justice Center Staff As states across the country adopt changes in their Medicaid programs, people who were previously ineligible for coverage...
The report from the Urban Institute outlines necessary elements to guide states in defining, collecting, analyzing, and disseminating recidivism data,...