The Impact of Trying Youths as Adults, Campaign for Youth Justice, 2007 THE CAMPAIGN FOR YOUTH JUSTICE The Campaign for Youth Justice (CFYJ) is dedicated to ending the practice of trying, sentencing, and incarcerating youth under the age of 18 in the adult criminal justice system. The goals of the …

Incarceration Generation, JPI, 2013 Table of Contents Foreword........................................................................................................................................................ 02 Introduction................................................................................................................................................ 03 People in the Justice System Racial & Ethnic Groups Racism Institutionalized: A Look at the Criminal Justice System.................................................................................. 08 Criminal Justice Reform for Immigration Reform.......................................................................................................... 12 Children & Teens Youth in the Adult Criminal Justice System.................................................................................................................. 16 Rights of …

Sentencing for Dollars - The Financial Consequences of a Criminal Conviction, Justice Strategies, 2007 WORKING PAPER SENTENCING FOR DOLLARS: THE FINANCIAL CONSEQUENCES OF A CRIMINAL CONVICTION Alan Rosenthal, J.D. Marsha Weissman, M.P.A. Center for Community Alternatives Justice Strategies 115 E. Jefferson Street, Suite 300 Syracuse, NY 13202 and th 39 …

Collateral Damage - America's Failure to Forgive or Forget in the War on Crime, NACDL, 2014 Collat eral Damage America’s Failure to Forgive or Forget in the War on Crime A Roadmap to Restore Rights and Status After Arrest or Conviction N ATIONAL A SSOCIATION OF C RIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS …

Justice in Review-New Trends in States Sentencing, VERA, 2016 Justice in Review: New Trends in State Sentencing and Corrections 2014-2015 .": CENTER ON SENTENCING AND CORRECTIONS 3FCFDDB4JMCFSt3BN4VCSBNBOJBOt.BJB4QPUUT FROM THE DIRECTOR This analysis of state-level changes in sentencing and corrections laws enacted in 2014 and 2015 reaches readers in the thick …

One Year Out - Experiences of Prisoners Returning to Cleveland, Urban Institute, 2007 Returning Home Policy Brief One Year Out URBAN INSTITUTE Experiences of Prisoners Returning to Cleveland Justice Policy Center 2100 M Street NW Washington, DC 20037 http://justice.urban.org By Christy A. Visher and Shannon M. E. Courtney April 2007 …

Abusive Impacts Ar Evictions Law, HRW, 2013 H U M A N R I G H T S W A T C H PAY THE RENT OR FACE ARREST Abusive Impacts of Arkansas’s Draconian Evictions Law Pay the Rent or Face Arrest Abusive Impacts of Arkansas's Draconian Evictions Law Copyright …

Fewer Prisoners, Less Crime: A Tale of Three States, Sentencing Project, 2014 the Sentencing Project Policy Brief: Fewer Prisoners, Less Crime Fewer Prisoners, Less Crime: A Tale of Three States Although the pace of criminal justice reform has accelerated at both the federal and state levels in the past decade, …

Tennessee Felon Disenfranchisement Report to U.S. Comm'n on Human Rights, 2014

Ending Homelessness, Report from Homes for Every New Yorker, 2015 Ending Homelessness How Mayor de Blasio and Governor Cuomo Can Do It A Report from Homes for Every New Yorker April 2015 Overview: The Affordability Crisis and the Homelessness Epidemic It is no secret that New York City is in …

Ban the Box Resource Guide, NELP, 2015 Resource Guide Ban the Box U.S. Cities, Counties, and States Adopt Fair Hiring Policies to Reduce Unfair Barriers to Employment of People with Criminal Records UPDATED: JANUARY 2015 About NELP For more than 40 years, the National Employment Law Project has worked to …

Letter to President Obama, Ban the Box Executive Order and Pell Grant Restoration, 2014 October 30, 2014 President Barack Obama The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C., 20500 Dear Mr. President, As a national coalition of formerly incarcerated people and their families, we write to urge you to …

Florida Felon Disenfranchisement Report to U.S. Comm'n on Human Rights, 2014

Human Rights Watch: Nation Behind Bars -- A Human Rights Solution, 2014 H U M A N R I G H T S W A T C H NATION BEHIND BARS A HUMAN RIGHTS SOLUTION NATION BEHIND BARS A HUMAN RIGHTS SOLUTION Introduction.......................................................................................................................................3 Background: Rates of Incarceration and Basic Criminal …

A Lifetime of Punishment (Report on Drug Convictions and Welfare Benefits) The Sentencing Project 2013 A LIFETIME OF PUNISHMENT: THE IMPACT OF THE FELONY DRUG BAN ON WELFARE BENEFITS For more information, contact: The Sentencing Project 1705 DeSales Street NW 8th Floor Washington, D.C. 20036 This report was written by …

The Use of Crim. Records in College Admissions Ctr. for Community Alternatives 2010 THE USE OF CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS IN COLLEGE ADMISSIONS RECONSIDERED THE USE OF CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS IN COLLEGE ADMISSIONS RECONSIDERED Acknowledgements This report was written by staff of the Center for Community Alternatives (CCA), Marsha Weissman, Ph.D., …

Factors May Limit the Impacts of Federal Laws, US GAO, 2005 United States Government Accountability Office GAO Report to Congressional Requesters September 2005 DRUG OFFENDERS Various Factors May Limit the Impacts of Federal Laws That Provide for Denial of Selected Benefits GAO-05-238 September 2005 DRUG OFFENDERS Accountability Integrity Reliability Highlights …

University of Toronto Mechoulan Research Paper Re the External Effects of Black Male Incarceration on Black Females 2007 The External Effects of Black-Male Incarceration on Black Females Stéphane Mechoulan* University of Toronto June 2007 Abstract This paper examines how the increase in the incarceration of Black men and the sex …

Jpi Housing and Public Safety 2007 Housing and Public Safety November 1, 2007 The Justice Policy Institute is a Washington, D.C.based think tank dedicated to ending society’s reliance on incarceration and promoting effective and just solutions to social problems. Board of Directors Tara Andrews At-Large David C. Fathi Board Chair …

Recent Legislation Establishing Standards for Hiring People With Criminal Records Recent Legislation Establishing Standards for Hiring People with Criminal Records Purpose Eliminates disclosure of past criminal convictions on employment applications Background Check Stipulations Exempt Employment Categories Time Limit On Convictions that Employers May Consider Employer reviews qualifications of individual before …