CantonRepBy Ed BalintShannon Ballas flashed a bright smile when she appeared before the judge in re-entry court.She was given a certificate for comply...
This report, from the National Employment Law Project (NELP), explores the exclusion of people with criminal records from work, which severely impacts...
This report from the National Employment Law Project (NELP), documents both the failings and accomplishments of the Transportation Worker Identificati...
This report from the Urban Institute highlights Colorado's Work and Gain Education and Employment Skills (WAGEES) program, which represents one of the...
This report from the Bureau of Justice Statistics provides a summary of the total number of adults in the United States under community supervision in...
Californians with convictions face over 4,800 laws that impose harmful collateral consequences long after successful completion of a sentence, most of...
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 Vera Institute of Justice offers lessons from the field on the implementation of the Second Chance Pell Pilot Program in correcti...
Job applicants with criminal records are much less likely than those without them to obtain legitimate employment. Recent efforts to address this prob...