Diversion allows a defendant to earn dismissal of a charge by satisfying conditions set by the prosecutor or court, thereby avoiding conviction. Expun...
According to this report to Congress from the Reentry Coordination Council, each year, about 600,000 people in the United States enter prisons; and ...
This report highlights that, no matter its severity, a criminal record carries a heavy burden, leading to decreased employment opportunities, less tha...
This report from the National Consumer Law Center and the Collateral Consequences Resource Center explores the extent to which court debt—such as crim...
This report from the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) responds to the U.S. House of Representatives' Committees on Appropriations directive to cond...
The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) released this white paper focused on what social scientists and policy analysts have learned about how child ...
The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) released this white paper identifying strategies for connecting individuals with criminal records who do not ...
In an effort to argue for automatic pardons, this paper out of Santa Clara University identifies and estimates the “second chance gap” in Connecticut'...