The long-term, sometimes lifelong, impact of a criminal record often keeps many qualified people from obtaining employment and accessing housing, hi...
This report, from the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR), builds off of prior CEPR research examining the population of former prisoners a...
By Ashleigh Fryer, CSG Justice CenterIn Allegheny County, PA, the state’s Workforce Investment Board estimates that there will be more than 8,000 unfi...
By the CSG Justice CenterOn April 4, the Office of General Counsel at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued “Guidance on A...
This report, from the Center for Community Alternatives, builds upon what was revealed in their 2010 study, "The Use of Criminal History Records in Co...
MEMPHIS, TN—A group of influential local business leaders joined state and local policymakers in Memphis last month to discuss opportunities and chall...
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 paper, from Case Western Reserve University School of Law's Health Matrix Journal of Law-Medicine, will compare competing jurisdictions’ policies...