Earlier this month, Senate Bill 1480, part of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus’ package of legislation to root out systemic racism,...

Midtown Laundry in Holly Hill, FL, offers quality residential and commercial laundry services and is committed to employing formerly...

FACT: No studies support the idea that formerly incarcerated individuals pose a greater security risk. Further, organizations in New York...

Donald Trump pardoned New Orleans criminal justice advocate Syrita Steib as one of his last acts in office Wednesday. The pardon,...

FACT: People change. Research has shown people with criminal records who are employed are less likely to commit a crime again. Employers...

Read the original article by Ashley Balcerzak at NorthJersey.com Though he peppered Jersey City landlords with a flurry of applications,...

Read the full story by Anna Wolf at Mississippi Today In 2019, people who had touched the criminal justice system in Mississippi held...

Read the full story on Inside Tuscon Business here In many states, including Arizona, incarcerated individuals who are serving time for...

Former felons in the State of Washington may get new voting rights, thanks in part to a formerly-incarcerated State Representative...

FACT: Recent research has found that employees with records remain on the job at higher rates than those without criminal histories. For...

FACT: Prior research suggests that employers discriminate against those with criminal records, even if they claim not to. Although...

FACT: No studies support the idea that formerly incarcerated individuals are poor workers or pose a greater security risk. In a...

FACT: The justice-involved often outperform workers without criminal records. For people with criminal records, rejection –and fear of...

FACT: Employees with criminal records tend to stay on the job and remain loyal to employers who hire them. In two recent studies, human...

The Trump administration has executed more federal prisoners than any presidency since Franklin Roosevelt’s. Roosevelt was president for...

After seeing news reports that local food banks were struggling due to the pandemic, a group of Oregon inmates raised almost $5k to help....

The owners of the Brooklyn Nets announced the first grant recipients of their ten-year, $50 million Social Justice Fund. One of the...

California is a world leader in incarceration rates with 581 individuals per 100,000. More than 325,000 Californians are currently on...

Los Angeles, California: In 2019, the People's Pottery Project began offering free pottery classes to formerly incarcerated individuals....

California relies heavily on the 1,800 inmates working in its prison fire camps to fight wildfires. Despite returning to society with...