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The Limits of Ban-the-Box Legislation

This Institute for Research on Labor and Employment brief serves to provide policy recommendations on Ban-the-Box (BtB), employment, and reentry. T...

States Ban the Box: Removing Barriers to Work for People with Criminal Records

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...
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Can a Person's "Slate" Ever Really Be "Cleaned"? The Modern-Day Implications of Pennsylvania's Clean Slate Act

This report argues that Pennsylvania’s Clean Slate Act is both important and necessary because of the assistance it provides, even with the current is...

Opinion: Integrating the Social Safety Net into America’s Prisons

Salon By Ebony Slaughter-Johnson President Trump signed the First Step Act into law on December 21. The legislation represen...

Opinion: How Federal Investments Make Us Smarter about Reducing Recidivism

By Michael Thompson Director, The Council of State Governments Justice Center Criminologists routinely lament politicians who, responding to headli...

Clearing a Path, from Conviction to Employment

By Madeline Neighly and Ashleigh Fryer, CSG Justice Center Staff When Ronald was convicted in 2006 of two misdemeanors—possession and retail ...

SIPPRA FY24 Notice of Funding Availability

Application Deadline: No earlier than February 12, 2024 and no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time April 15, 2024 The Social Impact Partnership...
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Expunging Juvenile Records: Misconceptions, Collateral Consequences, and Emerging Practices

This bulletin discusses common misconceptions surrounding expungement. It also provides information about the collateral consequences of juvenile reco...
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Criminal Records, Race and Redemption

This article, from the New York University Journal of Legislation and Public Policy, explores the long-term and often permanent impact of criminal rec...

California Enacts Modest Occupational Licensing Reform

Collateral Consequences Resource Center By David Schlussel On September 30, 2018, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law AB 2...

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