Risk assessment instruments figure prominently in current criminal justice reforms, but their use is controversial. The principal concern is that bene...
This step-by-step guide supports foundations, their grantees, and vendors in implementing best-practice hiring policies that expand employment opportu...
This report from the Urban Institute examines criminal background checks as a significant collateral consequence for people in the justice system and ...
Finding employment is a critical part of successful reentry for the millions of people returning to communities after incarceration, but it’s not the ...
This report from the Center for American Progress proposes building a new future-proof Workforce Equity Trust Fund (WETF) that will enshrine fundament...
The past several years have seen a surge of interest in using risk assessment in criminal sentencing, both to reduce recidivism and to reduce prison p...
This is the fourth in a series of posts on aspects of successful reentry. Each post will include curated resources related to the featured reentry top...
This handbook, developed by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, includes three checklists for individuals planning to return to to their communities after ...
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...