The Council of State Government (CSG) Justice Center, with support from the Bureau of Justice Assistance, is excited to launch the inaugural Reentry W...
Nebraska recently became the 11th state to pass “Ban the Box,” a law that removes questions about criminal records on state job applications. Enacted ...
By the CSG Justice Center StaffIn 2012, three Michigan-based employers—Butterball Farms, Cascade Engineering, and Grand Rapids Community College—set o...
The Sentencing Project is committed to expanding voting rights in every state and works with state partners to provide data on state felony disenfranc...
This panel (1) explores the barriers criminal records present, (2) highlights the work CSI has done and some of the states leading the way in clean sl...
On March 31, 2022 President Joe Biden proclaimed April 2022 as Second Chance Month and called upon all government officials, educators, volunteers, an...
Pell Grant restoration took effect on July 1, 2023, ending the nearly 30-year prohibition on need-based federal postsecondary financial aid for people...
A patchwork of state felony disfranchisement laws, varying in severity from state to state, prevent millions of Americans with felony (and in several ...
