Research and Policy Library
Resources
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*Updated* National Employment Law Project: Model City Hiring Policies Removing Unfair Barriers to Employment of People With Criminal Records
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35 P.S. §§ 10225.501 – 508 (Older Adults Protective Services Act)
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A Practical Legal Services Approach to Addressing Racial Discrimination in Employment
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ABA Criminal Justice Standards on Collateral Sanctions and Discretionary Disqualification of Convicted Persons
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ABA Justice Kennedy Commission Recommendations on Criminal Justice and Alterinatives to Incarceration
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ABA Subcommittee Report Recommending that the ABA Adopt the Black Letter Standards on Collateral Consequences for Convicted Persons
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Abolish Lifetime Bans for Ex-Felons
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Alameda County Dismissal Expungements - Frequently Asked Questions
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American Bar Association Commission on Effective Criminal Sanctions
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Amicus Brief in El vs. SEPTA (Community Legal Services)
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Amicus Brief in El vs. SEPTA (NAACP LDF)
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Attorney Training Manual: Dealing with Criminal Records in Alameda County
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Bland v. Flynn Complaint RE: Massachusetts Criminal History Systems Board Wrongfully Disseminated Inaccurate Criminal Records of Identity Theft Victims
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Bland v. Flynn Draft Motion for Summary Judgment
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Boston Globe Column: It's Time to Rethink CORI
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Boston Globe Editorial: The Truth About CORI
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Brief arguing that the employment-prohibiting provisions of the Older Adults Protective Services Act violate the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
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Brief in Support of Restraining Order for Temporary Restraining Order and Temporary Injunction
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Broadening the Holistic Mindset: Incorporating Collateral Consequences and Reentry into Criminal Defense Lawyering
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CEO's Rapid Rewards Program: Using Incentives to Promote Employment Retention for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals
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City of Boston Ordinance Regarding CORI
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Clean Slate Project
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Complaint Against State of Michigan, Michigan State Police, and Michigan Department of Education for Making Employment Decisions Based on Innacurate Criminal History Information
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Complaint in Butler v. SEPTA
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Complaint on Behalf of SEIU Canvassers Against Restrictions on Door-to-Door Canvassing
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Correctional Industries Preparing Inmates for Reentry: Recidivism and Post-Release Employment
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Declaratory Ruling on the interpretation of the Public Health Code's prohibition on a health facility's employment of individuals with certain criminal convictions
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Defender Toolkit: Using Knowledge of Collateral Consequences to Get Better Results in the Criminal Case (2007)
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Demand Letter to Michigan State Police RE: Attribution of Convictions of Identity Theft Perpetrations to Identity Theft Victims
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Discrimination in Low Wage Labor Markets: Evidence from an Experimental Audit Study in New York City
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District Court Opinion in El v. SEPTA (7/12/05)
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EEOC Guidance on Arrests
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EEOC Guidance on Convictions
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EEOC Guidance on Statistics
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El v. SEPTA Amended Class Action Complaint
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Ex-Offenders Need Not Apply: The Criminal Background Check in Hiring Decisions
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Expanding the Vote: State Felony Disenfranchisement Reform, 1997-2008 (The Sentencing Project)
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Follow Up Letter to NAPBS re: FCRA suit
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Hazmat Driver TSA Background Check Regulations
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Labor Force Participation, Labor Markets & Crime
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Leaving the Street: Young Fathers Move from Hustling to Legitimate Work
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Legal Action Center Advocacy Toolkit: Prohibit Inquiries About Arrests That Never Led to Conviction
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Legal Action Center Advocacy Toolkit: Sealing/Expunging Arrest and Conviction Records
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Legal Outline of Authorites and Decisions Related to Criminal Records and Employment
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Letter Confirming Settlement with Pennsylvania State Police RE: Criminal Identity Theft
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Letter Describing Settlement with Michigan State Police RE: Mistaken Identity Convictions
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Letter to Michigan State Police RE: Applicability of FCRA to MSP
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Letter to Michigan State Police RE: DOB Match
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Letter to National Association of Professional Background Screeners Re: Illegal for Credit Reporting Agencies to Maintain and Report on Violations
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Life After Lockup: Improving Reentry from Jail to the Community
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List of Conference Participants
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Making Pennsylvania Criminal Court Dockets Available on the Internet Will Have Unintended Consequences
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Meeting Agenda
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Mentoring Women in Reentry (Women's Prison Association)
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MSNBC.com: Rap Sheets that Refuse to RIP
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National HIRE Network: Certificates of Rehabilitation Briefing Paper
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New York Campaign for Telephone Justice
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New York State Court of Appeals Ruling in Walton v. DOCS Finding Plaintiff's Claims to be Timely and Remanding to Supreme Court
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NY Times Editorial: Cities That Lead the Way
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One Year Out: Experiences of Prisoners Returning to Cleveland
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Order Granting Plaintiff's Motion for Temporary Restraining Order
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Order Making the Temporary Restraining Order Permanent
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Pennsylvania State Police Presentation About Proposed Technical Solution for Fraudulent Identification Processing
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Public Health Code of Michigan Legislature, Act 368 of 1978
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Public Housing Authorities and Prisoner Reentry
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Recommended Key Provisions for Certificate of Rehabilitation Legislation
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Repaying Debts (Council on State Governments)
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Report and Recommendations to New York State on Enhancing Employment Opportunities for Formerly Incarcerated People
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Request for Declaratory Ruling Regarding Employment Rights of People with Criminal Records in the Nursing Care Industry
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Right to Vote Campaign
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Rules on FDIC Waivers
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Sample EEOC Complaint with Cover Letter and Memo of Law
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Sample Motion for Preliminary Injunction in Flood v. Pennsylvania State Police
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Section 20173a. of Michigan Consolidated Laws
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Selected Bibliography on Statutory Employment Barriers
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State-by-State Survey - Employer Legal Liability for Hiring Individuals with Criminal Records (Commissioned by Goodwill Industries, 2007)
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States that Offer Certificates of Rehabilitation or Other Means of Removing Occupational Bars
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Survey of State Criminal History Information Systems 2003
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Table of Contents of Conference Materials
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The EEOC E-Race (Eradicating Racism and Colorism from Employment) Initiative
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The Mark of a Criminal Record
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Third Circuit Decision in El v. SEPTA (3/19/2007)
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Union of Minority Neighborhoods Fall 2006 Newsletter
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Venturing Beyond the Gates: Facilitating Successful Reentry With Entrepeneurship
