This report from CLASP highlights the strong connections between education, jobs, and criminal justice. Reconnecting Justice emphasizes the full scope...
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 StaffByron Davis used the end of his sentence in Limestone Correctional Facility near Huntsville, Alabama, to get ready for his ...
Job applicants with criminal records are much less likely than those without them to obtain legitimate employment. Recent efforts to address this prob...
More than 150 cities and counties and 34 states and Washington, DC, have adopted ban-the-box policies, which remove questions about criminal history f...
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 publication from the National Institute of Justice provides an overview of reentry literature, reentry outcomes, and the initiatives that may wor...
In response to significant concern over a lack of stable housing for individuals reentering the community after sexual offense convictions, the Connec...
Many localities have in recent years regulated the use of questions about criminal history in hiring, or “banned the box.” This publication, from AEI,...