By Mai P. TranFor Gary W., coming home after ten years in prison wasn’t easy. Just days after his release, his wife died of cancer, and Gary then spen...
By Mai P. TranDuring a ceremony on Rikers Island last month, William Torres told the crowded room, “I am a better man now than I was 12 years ago.”Tor...
By Liam JulianAround 65 million Americans of working age have criminal records. Finding a job isn’t easy for anyone, but it’s especially difficult for...
This resource brief, from the National Juvenile Defender Center (NJDC), is intended to support juvenile defense advocacy by providing an overview of s...
The Obama Administration's Domestic Policy Council and the U.S. Department of Justice released the Legal Aid Interagency Roundtable Toolkit to raise a...
This brief by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) provides information on the types of funding opportunities, strategi...
This publication was produced by the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) to provide information on BJA strategies that can ...
Nebraska recently became the 11th state to pass “Ban the Box,” a law that removes questions about criminal records on state job applications. Enacted ...
The Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia, Philadelphia Lawyers for Social Equity, and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law have...