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Boxed Out: Criminal History Screening and College Application Attrition

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...

Opening Doors: Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness

This resource is part of The Federal Interagency Reentry Council's A Record of Progress and a Roadmap for the Future. In 2010, the O...

Reentry Myth Busters

The Reentry Myth Busters are a series of fact sheets created by the partner agencies within the Federal Interagency Reentry Council...
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The “Wild West” of Employment Background Checks

This fact sheet from the National Employment Law Project (NELP) helps lay the groundwork for this advocacy by providing some basic information on the ...

Legal Aid Interagency Roundtable Toolkit

The Obama Administration's Domestic Policy Council and the U.S. Department of Justice released the Legal Aid Interagency Roundtable Toolkit to raise a...
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Juvenile Records: A National Review of State Laws on Confidentiality, Sealing and Expungement

This National Review, from the Juvenile Law Center, provides an overview of state laws and policies on confidentiality, sealing and expungement, and n...

Three-Quarter Houses: The View from the Inside

Developed by the Prisoner Reentry Institute at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, and in collaboration with MFY Legal Services and Neighb...
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Wanted: Accurate FBI Background Checks for Employment

This report from the National Employment Law Project (NELP), discusses inaccuracies in FBI records and calls on the FBI to ensure that records are acc...
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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...
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65 Million Need Not Apply: The Case for Reforming Criminal Background Checks for Employment

This report, from the National Employment Law Project (NELP), explores the exclusion of people with criminal records from work, which severely impacts...

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