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Criminal Background and Job Performance

Job applicants with criminal records are much less likely than those without them to obtain legitimate employment. Recent efforts to address this prob...

Employability Skills Framework

It can require many skills to be college and career ready, including academic knowledge, technical expertise, and a set of general abilities...

Improving Reentry Education and Employment Outcomes (FY 2023)

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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 ...

Research & Commentary: Lowering Professional Licensing Barriers for Ex-Offenders

The Heartland Institute By Matthew Glans Nearly one in three Americans need an occupational license to do their job, even though these...

How Corrections Departments are Preparing People for In-Demand Careers that Support America's Infrastructure

This brief from the Vera Institute of Justice was developed in response to President Biden's 2022 Infrastructure Bill. As the brief asserts, j...

April 10, 2018

Reducing Barriers to Employment—Building Partnerships with Civil Legal Aid

Hosted by the Clean Slate Clearinghouse with funding support from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration and the U.S. D...

May 23, 2024

Pipeline to Pell: Leveraging Environmental Apprenticeship and Pre-Apprenticeship Pathways (Green Jobs) for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Individuals

2:00 – 3:00 pm Eastern Register for this Webinar The Office of Correctional Education, in the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Career, T...

June 14, 2011

Education and the World of Work: Anchors to a Strong Juvenile Reentry Plan

On June 15, 2011, the National Reentry Resource Center hosted this webinar, which described the elements of strong educational programs in residential...

When Your Prison Becomes Your Paycheck

The Marshall Project By Maurica Chammah and Joseph Neff In 2010, Cindy Stubbs was nearing the end of a 14-year sentence in a South Carolina pris...

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