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Trends in U.S. Corrections (The Sentencing Project)
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"Stop & Frisk" Report
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*NEW* Impacts of Jail Expansion in New York State: A Hidden Burden
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*NEW* Report and Recommendations to New York State on Enhancing Employment Opportunities for Formerly Incarcerated People
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*NEW* The Attorney General's Report on Criminal History Background Checks
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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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2008 Presidential Candidates' Platforms on Criminal Justice
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35 P.S. §§ 10225.501 – 508 (Older Adults Protective Services Act)
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65 Million "Need Not Apply" - The Case for Reforming Criminal Background Checks for Employment (National Employment Law Project)
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[Montana] Representing Immigrant Defendants After Padilla V. Kentucky (Office of the Montana State Public Defender)
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[New York] Reentry Net/NY Padilla V. Kentucky Compliance Guide (Reentry Net/NY)
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A 25-Year Quagmire: The War on Drugs and Its Impact on American Society (The Sentencing Project)
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A Higher Hurdle: Barriers to Employment for Formerly Incarcerated Women (Thelton E. Henderson Center for Social Justice)
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A Practical Legal Services Approach to Addressing Racial Discrimination in Employment
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A Reentry-Centered Vision of Criminal Justice.
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A Report on the Collateral Consequences of Criminal Convictions in Maryland (Spring 2007)
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ABA Commission on Effective Criminal Sanctions: Arkansas Community Corrections Overview
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ABA Commission on Effective Criminal Sanctions: Baltimore City Diversion Programs
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ABA Commission on Effective Criminal Sanctions: Baltimore City Drug Treatment Manual
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ABA Commission on Effective Criminal Sanctions: Certificates of Rehabilitation & Other Forms of Relief from Collateral Consequences of Conviction
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ABA Commission on Effective Criminal Sanctions: Expanded Use of Criminal Records (Sharon Dietrich)
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ABA Commission on Effective Criminal Sanctions: Gregory Everett Testimony
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ABA Commission on Effective Criminal Sanctions: March 3, 2006 Hearing Notes
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ABA Commission on Effective Criminal Sanctions: March 31, 2006 Hearing Notes
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ABA Commission on Effective Criminal Sanctions: Multnomah County Oregon Diversion Programs
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ABA Commission on Effective Criminal Sanctions: Multnomah County Oregon Domestic Violence Diversion Program
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ABA Commission on Effective Criminal Sanctions: October 13 Hearing Notes
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ABA Commission on Effective Criminal Sanctions: Omega Center overview
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ABA Commission on Effective Criminal Sanctions: Patricia Jessamy's Presentation
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ABA Commission on Effective Criminal Sanctions: Presentation by Patricia Jessamy
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ABA Commission on Effective Criminal Sanctions: Treatment Alternatives for Dually Diagnosed Defendants (TADD)
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ABA Commission on Effective Criminal Sanctions: William Carbone's Testimony
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ABA Criminal Justice Standards on Collateral Sanctions and Discretionary Disqualification of Convicted Persons
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ABA Governmental Affairs Office Letter in Support of HR 4676
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ABA Justice Kennedy Commission Recommendations on Criminal Justice and Alternatives to Incarceration
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ABA Policy on Deportation as a Result of Criminal Conviction
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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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ABA: Seeking Meaningful Review: Findings and Recommendations in Response to Dorsey & Whitney Study of Board of Immigration Appeals Procedural Reforms
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Abolish Lifetime Bans for Ex-Felons
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Accuracy, Disposition, and Dissemination of Public Criminal Records
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Addicted to Courts: How a Growing Dependence on Drug Courts Impacts People and Communities
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Addressing Key Criminal Justice Issues in the 21st Century (Correctional Association of New York - Feb. 2007)
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Addressing Sexual Violence in Prison: A National Snapshot of Approaches and Highlights of Innovative Strategies
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Addressing the Collateral Consequences of Convictions for Young Offenders (National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers)
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Adult Collateral Consequences Project
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Advocacy Toolkits from the Legal Action Center
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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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American Bar Association Commission on Effective Criminal Sanctions - Recommendations Approved by the ABA House of Delegates
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American Bar Association Recommendations on the Legal Rights of Imprisoned People (Approved by the House of Delegates 2/13/07)
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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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An Advocacy Organization's View of Issues Surrounding Reentry: Setting An Agenda for Research and Policy
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An Evolving Field: Findings from the 2008 Parole Practices Survey (The Urban Institute)
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An Integrated Perspective on the Collateral Consequences of Criminal Convictions & Reentry Issues Faced by Formerly Incarcerated Individuals (Michael Pinard)
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Analysis of 2009-10 New York State Executive Budget (Center for Community Alternatives)
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Approaching Reentry: A Conversation with Jeremy Travis
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Arming the Courts with Research: 10 Evidence-Based Sentencing Initiatives to Control Crime and Reduce Costs
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Attorney General Report to Congress on Criminal History Background and Employment Screening (National H.I.R.E. Network)
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Attorney Training Manual: Dealing with Criminal Records in Alameda County
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Back to School: A Guide to Continuing Your Education after Prison (John Jay Prisoner Reentry Insititute)
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Background Checking: Conducting Criminal Background Checks SHRM Poll (Society for Human Resource Management)
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Ban the Box Antidiscrimination Ordinance (City of New Haven)
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Barred from Treatment (Human Rights Watch)
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Bazelon Center: Ending the Criminalization of People With Mental Illnesses
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Bazelon Center: Federal Benefits for People With Serious Mental Illness Who Have Been Incarcerated
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Behind Bars II: Substance Abuse and America's Prison Population
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Beyond the Conviction: What Defense Attorneys in Washington State Need to Know About Collateral & Other Non-Confinement Consequences of Criminal Convictions
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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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BLURRING THE LINES: A Profile of State and Local Police Enforcement of Immigration Law Using the National Crime Information Center Database, 2002-2004
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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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Bridgeport "Ban the Box" Resolution (City of Bridgeport, Connecticut)
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Bridging the Gap: A Practical Guide to Civil-Defender Collaboration
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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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Building Bridges: An Act to Reduce Recidivism by Improving Access to Benefits for Individuals with Psychiatric Disabilities upon Release from Incarceration (Full text & Commentary)
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Building Bridges: An Act to Reduce Recidivism by Improving Access to Benefits for Individuals with Psychiatric Disabilities upon Release from Incarceration (Model law text only)
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Bureau of Justice Statistics - Prisoners in 2007
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Bureau of Justice Statistics: Criminal Record Systems Statistics
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Bureau of Justice Statistics: Felony Defendants in Large Urban Counties, 2004
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California Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention Act Cost Analysis Report
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Captive Constituents: Prison-Based Gerrmymandering and the Distortion of Our Democracy
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Case Histories of Formerly Incarcerated Women Who Suffered Health Consequences Due to Delayed Medicaid Activation Upon Release
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Caught in the Net: The Impact of Drug Policies on Women and Families
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CCA: A Guide to Rockefeller Drug Reform: Understanding the New Legislation
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Census Bureau Data on Disproportionate Incarceration of Minority Populations
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CEO's Rapid Rewards Program: Using Incentives to Promote Employment Retention for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals
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Charting a New Course: A Blueprint for Transforming Juvenile Justice in New York State (Task Force for Transforming Juvenile Justice )
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Children of Incarcerated Parents: An Action Plan for Federal Policymakers (Council of State Governments Justice Center)
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Children on the Outside: Voicing the Pain and Human Costs of Parental Incarceration
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City of Boston Ordinance Regarding CORI
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City Spending Rises on Programs to Help Inmates Leave Jail
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CLASP Every Door Closed Fact Sheets
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Clean Slate Project
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Collateral Consequences of Arrests and Convictions: Policy and law in Georgia
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Collateral Consequences of Criminal Convictions in the District of Columbia: A Guide for Criminal Defense Lawyers
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Collateral Costs: Incarceration’s Effect on Economic Mobility
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Collateral Sanctions: Florida’s Laws and Policies Impacting Employment Opportunities of Ex-Offenders
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Coming Home From Jail: The Social and Health Consequences of Community Reentry for Women, Male Adolescents, and Their Families and Communities
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Comments of The Bronx Defenders & Reentry Net on Nov 2005 draft of Uniform Collateral Sanctions and Disqualifications Act
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Community Oriented Defense: Stronger Public Defenders (Brennan Center for Justice)
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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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Confronting Confinement: Final Report of the Commission on Safety and Abuse in America's Prisons
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Correctional Industries Preparing Inmates for Reentry: Recidivism and Post-Release Employment
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Cost Savings That Would Accrue to New York Under the Assembly's Drug Law Reform Bill (A-7078 of 2003)
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Created Equal: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the US Criminal Justice System (National Council on Crime and Delinquency)
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Criminal Background Checks A Best Practices Guide For Employers (National Employment Law Project)
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Criminal Charges: Excessive Prison Phone Rates Take a Toll on Innocent Families (Media Justice Fund)
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Criminal Histories as Barriers to Employment
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Criminal History Background Checks: Request for Comments (NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund)
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Criminal History Background Checks: Request of Comments (AFL CIO Transportation Trades)
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Criminal Justice Debt: A Barrier to Reentry (Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law)
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Criminal Justice Mental Health Consensus Project
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Criminal Law and Civil Death: The Collateral Consequences in Alabama
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Criminal Records Websites (HIRE Network)
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Criminal Records, Expungement, & Employment in Ohio
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Critical Condition: African American Youth in Justice System
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Cross-Sector Collaboration in Reentry: Building an Infrastructure for Change
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CURE-NY
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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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Defacto Disenfranchisement (American Civil Liberties Union; The Brennan Center for Justice)
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Defender Toolkit: Using Knowledge of Collateral Consequences to Get Better Results in the Criminal Case
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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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Deterrence in Criminal Justice: Evaluating Certainty versus Severity of Punishment
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Dignity Denied: The Price of Imprisoning Older Women in California
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Discrimination in Low Wage Labor Markets: Evidence from an Experimental Audit Study in New York City
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Disparity By Geography: The War on Drugs in American Cities
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District Court Opinion in El v. SEPTA (7/12/05)
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Do Adult Drug Courts Work? National Results from the Multi-Site Adult Drug Court Evaluation (Urban Institute)
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Do More Prisoners Equal Less Crime?
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Does Parole Work?
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Does Prison Harden Inmates? A Discontinuity Based Approach
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Downscaling Prisons: Lessons from Four States (The Sentencing Project; Justice Strategies)
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Drop the Rock
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Drug Courts Are Not the Answer: Toward a Health-Centered Approach to Drug Use
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Drug Courts: A Review of the Evidence (Sentencing Project)
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Drug Law Reform: Dramatic Cost Savings for New York State
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Drug Offenders: Various Factors May Limit the Impacts of Federal Laws that Provide for Denial of Selected Benefits
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Education & Public Safety Policy Brief (Justice Policy Institute)
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Education From the Inside, Out - The Multiple Benefits of College Programs in Prison (The Correctional Association)
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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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Employment Screening for Criminal Records: Attorney General's Recommendation to Congress (NELP)
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Enduring Risk? Old Criminal Records and Short-Term Predictions of Criminal Involvement
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Enforcement Guidance on the Consideration of Arrest and Conviction Records in Employment Decisions Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
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Enforcing Immigration Law: The Role of State and Local Law Enforcement
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Enforcing State Law in Congress' Shadow
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Enhancing Linkages to HIV Primary Care and Services in Jail Setting Initiative: Transitional Care Coordination
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Ex-Offenders and the Labor Market (Center for Economic and Policy Research)
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Ex-Offenders Need Not Apply: The Criminal Background Check in Hiring Decisions
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Expanded Use of Criminal Records and Its Impact on Reentry (Sharon M. Dietrich, Community Legal Services, Inc.)
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Expanding the Vote: State Felony Disenfranchisement Reform 1997-2010 (The Sentencing Project)
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Expanding the Vote: State Felony Disenfranchisement Reform, 1997-2008 (The Sentencing Project)
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Fact Sheet for Policy Makers: Welfare Reform - Implementing Drug Felony Conviction Provisions
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Family Engagement in Reentry for Justice Involved Youth (National Reentry Resource Center)
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Federal Employment Laws Affecting Individuals with Criminal Convictions
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Federal Public Assistance Laws Affecting Individuals with Criminal Convictions
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Federal Statutes Imposing Collateral Consequences Upon Conviction (2000)
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Felony Defendants in Large Urban Counties, 2004 - Statistical Tables
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Find a Public Defender in Your State
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Find Out About Collateral Consequences of Criminal Charges, Proceedings, and Convictions in Your State
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Finding Direction: Expanding Criminal Justice Options by Considering Policies of Other Nations (Justice Policy Institute)
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Finding Work on the Outside: Results from the Returning Home Project in Chicago
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Florida Governor's Ex-Offender Task Force Final Report (2006)
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Follow Up Letter to NAPBS re: FCRA suit
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Forcing Our Blues Into Gray Areas: Local Police and Federal Immigration Enforcement
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Free Books to Incarcerated People Programs (Prisoner Book Program)
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From Arrest to Reintegration: A Model for Mitigating Collateral Consequences of Criminal Proceedings (2009)
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From the Classroom to the Community: Exploring the Role of Education during Incarceration and Reentry(Urban Institute)
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FTC Fact for The Consumer - Credit Reports and Employment Background Checks (Federal Trade Commission)
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Full House Approves Second Chance Act Reentry Legislation - Nov. 14, 2007 (National HIRE Network)
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GAO-02-209R Limited “Voided Arrest” Data From Federal, State, and Local Agencies
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Getting Out & Staying Out: A Guide to San Francisco Resources for People Leaving Jails and Prisons
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Groups Warn of Privacy Risk in Employment Screening (Privacy Rights Clearinghouse)
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Guide to California Expungement Programs
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Habilitation or Harm: Project Greenlight and the Potential Consequences of Correctional Programming
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Hazmat Driver TSA Background Check Regulations
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Holistic Is Not a Bad Word: A Criminal Defense Attorney's Guide to Using Invisible Punishments As An Advocacy Strategy
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Homeless Shelter Use and Reincarceration Following Prison Release in New York
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Homelessness and Prisoner Reentry
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Housing, Health Care and Other Forms of Discrimination Against People with Alcohol and Drug Histories (LAC)
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How to Get and Clean Up a Rap Sheet in Your State
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How to Get and Clean Up a Rap Sheet in Your State
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How to safely reduce prison populations and support people returning to their communities (Justice Policy Institute)
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HR 1704 Section by Section Breakdown
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Impact and Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Maryland Reentry Partnership Initiative (Urban Institute)
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Implementing Evidence-Based Principles in Community Corrections
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Improving Housing Opportunities for Individuals with Conviction Records (Legal Action Center Advocacy Toolkit)
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In For a Penny: The Rise of America's New Debtors' Prisons (American Civil Liberties Union)
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In Need of Correction: The Prison Cycle of Health Care (Community Voices: Healthcare for the Underserved)
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Incarcerated Parents and Their Children: Trends, 1991-2007 (The Sentencing Project)
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Informing and Engaging Communities Through Reentry Mapping
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Interfaith Coalition of Advocates for Reentry and Employment (ICARE)
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Internal Exile: Collateral Consequences of Conviction in Federal Laws and Regulations (The ABA Commission on Effective Criminal Sanctions and the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia)
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Issue Brief on the Second Chance Act of 2005
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It's about time: aging prisoners, increasing costs, and geriatric release (Vera Institute of Justice)
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Jail Reentry Roundtable Initiative (The Urban Institute)
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Justice Kennedy Commission Report - 2004
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Justice Kennedy Speech to ABA - August 9, 2003
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Justice Policy Institute: Ganging Up On Communities? Putting Gang Crime in Context
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Justice Reinvestment - A project of the Council of State Governments Justice Center
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Justice Reinvestment at the Local Level Planning and Implementation Guide
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Justice, Where Art Thou? A Framework for the Future
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Labor Force Participation, Labor Markets & Crime
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Laws Governing Public Criminal Records (Community Legal Services Power Point Presentation)
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LEARNING to Reduce Recidivism: A 50-state analysis of post-secondary correctional education policy
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Leaving the Street: Young Fathers Move from Hustling to Legitimate Work
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Legal Action Center Advocacy Toolkit: Certificates of Rehabilitation
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Legal Action Center Advocacy Toolkit: Limiting Suspension/Revocation of Drivers Licenses to Driving-Related Convictions
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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: 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 Action Center Advocacy Toolkit: Standards for Hiring People With Criminal Records
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Legal Action Center Toolkit: Opting Out of the Federal Ban on Food Stamps and TANF
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Legal Action Center: After Prison: Roadblocks to Reentry - A Report on State Legal Barriers Facing People with Criminal Records
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Legal Action Center: Proposals to Improve Successful Reentry Into Society of Qualified Individuals With Criminal Records
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Legal Outline of Authorites and Decisions Related to Criminal Records and Employment
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Legal Rights of People with Criminal Conviction Histories (LAC)
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Legislative Update on Second Chance Act of 2005 (National H.I.R.E. Network)
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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 (Urban Institute)
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Life After Prison: Tracking the Experiences of Male Prisoners Returning to Chicago, Cleveland and Houston (Urban Institute)
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Lifelines: Linking to Federal Benefits for People Exiting Corrections: Blueprint for Action (Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law)
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Limiting Access to Criminal History Information - Aug. 2007
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List of Conference Participants
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Major U.S. Cities and Counties Adopt Hiring Policies to Remove Unfair Barriers to Employment of People with Criminal Records (NELP)
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Making Padilla Practical: Defense Counsel and Collateral Consequences at Guilty Plea
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Making Pennsylvania Criminal Court Dockets Available on the Internet Will Have Unintended Consequences
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Making Work Pay: Promoting Employment and Better Child Support Outcomes for Low-Income and Incarcerated Parents
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Mapping Prisoner Reentry: An Action Research Guidebook
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March 2006 Reentry Net/NY E-calendar
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Marijuana Arrest Crusade: Racial Bias and Police Policy in New York City 1997-2007
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Meeting Agenda
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Memo in Support of Legislation Requiring New York to Suspend Rather than Terminate Medicaid for Individuals Entering Prison or Jail with Prior Medicaid Enrollment
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Memorandum of Support of Bill to Limit the Amount of Time Criminal Conviction History Remains on the Department of Correction’s Internet-Based Information Lookup
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Memphis Murder Mystery Revisited: Do Housing Voucher Households Cause Crime?
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Mentoring Women in Reentry (Women's Prison Association)
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Michigan Reentry Law Wiki
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Migration Policy Institute: BLURRING THE LINES: A Profile of State and Local Police Enforcement of Immigration Law Using the National Crime Information Center Database, 2002 2004
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Minor Crimes, Massive Waste: The Terrible Toll of America's Broken Misdemeanor Courts
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Misplaced Priorities: Over-Incarcerate, Under-Educate (NAACP)
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Model Local Legislation: City of Boston CORI Ordinance
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Model State Legislation to Reduce Employment Barriers for People with Criminal Records
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Money Well Spent: How Positive Social Investments Will Reduce Incarceration Rates, Improve Public Safety, and Promote the Well-being of Communities:
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More Mentally Ill Persons are in Jails and Prisons than Hospitals: A Survey of the States
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Mothers Behind Bars: A state-by-state report card and analysis of federal policies on conditions of confinement for pregnant and parenting women and the effect on their children
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Mothers, Infants and Imprisonment (Women's Prison Association)
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Moving Target: A Decade of Resistance to the Prison Industrial Complex
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Moving Toward a More Integrative Approach to Justice Reform (The Open Society Institute)
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MSNBC.com: Rap Sheets that Refuse to RIP
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Much Respect: Toward a Hip Hop Theory of Punishment
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My First Vote
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National Advocates Call for Federal Action to Curb Workplace Abuses Caused by Criminal Background Checks
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National Association of Reentry Partners: Serving the Partners that Serve the People
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National Blueprint for Reentry (Legal Action Center, National HIRE Network)
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National District Attorneys Association: Policy Positions on Prisoner Reentry Issues
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National HIRE Network: 2004 Certificate of Rehabilitation Policy Summary
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National HIRE Network: Certificates of Rehabilitation Briefing Paper
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National Hire Network: Model Legislation for Certificates of Rehabilitation
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National Reentry Policy Links
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Navigating the Child Support System: Lessons from the Fathers at Work Initiative (Public/Private Ventures)
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New Compendium of Recidivism Studies Unveiled (The Sentencing Project)
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New Haven Reentry Resource Guide (Updated September 2010)
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New Sentencing Chart for Drug Offenses Under Rockefeller Drug Law Reform
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New York Reentry Roundtable 2008 Legislative Proposals Agenda
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New York Campaign for Telephone Justice
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New York City Council Intro. No. 574A Providing Fee-Wiaved Birth Certificates to Individuals Returning from Jail and Prison
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New York City Reentry Roundtable: Advocacy Day 2007 Legislative Agenda
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New York City Reentry Roundtable: Advocacy Day 2007 Talking Points
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New York Reentry Roundtable 2008 Legislative Proposals Agenda ( New York Reentry Roundtable)
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New York Reentry Roundtable Advocacy Day 2008 Talking Points
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New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers(NYSACDL) Supports Parole Reform (Center for Community Alternatives)
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New York State Commission on Sentencing Reform
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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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New York State Statistics Website
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No Equal Justice: The Prison Litigation Reform Act in the United States (Human Rights Watch)
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No Exit: The Expanding Use of Life Sentences in America (The Sentencing Project)
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No Place for Kids: The Case for Reducing Juvenile Incarceration
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No Second Chance: People With Criminal Records Denied Access to Public Housing
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Nuñez v. Pachman: Decision Regarding the Expecation of Privacy on Expunged Records
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NY Times Editorial: Cities That Lead the Way
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NYCLA Report: Collateral Consequences of Non-Criminal Adjudications
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On the Chopping Block: State Prison Closings (The Sentencing Project)
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One in 31: The Long Reach of American Corrections (The Pew Center on the States)
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One Year Out: Experiences of Prisoners Returning to Cleveland
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Open Letter from the NuLeadership Policy Group
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Open Society Policy Center - Reentry
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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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Partnering with Jails to Improve Reentry: A Guidebook for Community-Based Organizations(Urban Institute)
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Pennsylvania State Police Presentation About Proposed Technical Solution for Fraudulent Identification Processing
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POLICY BRIEF: Restoration of Pell Grant Eligibility (Education from the Inside Out Coalition)
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Preliminary Analysis of Proposed 2011-2012 Executive Budget (Legal Action Center)
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Preliminary Report, Uniform Collateral Sanctions and Disqualifications Act (July 2005)
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Preserving the Rule of Law in America’s Prisons: The Case for Amending the Prison Litigation Reform Act
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Prison & Jail Inmates at Midyear 2005
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Privacy Rights Clearinghouse: Background Checks and Workplace Privacy Resources
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Proposal to Amend the Correction Law So That Applicants and their Attorneys Can Obtain Copies of Reports Prepared Pursuant to Applications for Certificates of Relief from Disabilities
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Proposal to Amend the Human Rights Law So That Individuals with Confidential Youthful Offender Adjudications and Sealed Convictions for Non-Criminal Offenses are Protected Against Discrimination
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Proposals to Secure Fair Employment and Occupational Licensing Opportunities for Qualified Individuals with Histories of Criminal Justice System Involvement
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Proposed Amendment to Article 23A of Correction Law § 750-755 to Limit Unfair Discrimination Against Persons Previously Convicted of One or More Criminal Offenses.
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Proposed Amendment to Criminal Procedure Law § 160.60 To Correct Unforeseen Gaps in Sealing Law Protections
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Protecting Assests and Child Custody in the Face of Deportation: A Guide for Practitioners Assisting Immigrant Families (Appleseed)
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Protocol for the Development of a Public Defender Immigration Service Plan (Immigrant Defense Project 2009)
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Public Defense: Leading the Way to Racial Justice (Community Oriented Defender Network)
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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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Public Safety, Public Spending: Forecasting America's Prison Population 2001-2011 (Pew Charitable Trusts)
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Putting Public Safety First: 13 Parole Supervision Strategies to Enhance Reentry Outcomes
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Race, Crime and Punishment: Breaking the Connection in America (The Aspen Institute)
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Re-Entry and Reintegration: The Road to Public Safety - Report and Recommendations of the New York State Bar Association Special Committee on Collateral Consequences of Criminal Proceedings
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Real Cost of Prisons Project
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Real Reform Coalition
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Rebuilding Families, Reclaiming Lives: State Obligations to Children in Foster Care and Their Incarcerated Parents
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Recommended Key Provisions for Certificate of Rehabilitation Legislation
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Reducing Racial Disparity in the Criminal Justice System
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Reentry Courts: Looking Ahead: A Conversation about Strategies for Offender Reintegration
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Reentry Housing Options: The Policymakers' Guide
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Reentry Readiness Manual
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Reentry: Helping Former Prisoners Return to Communities (Annie E. Casey Foundation)
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Release from Prison - A High Risk of Death for Former Inmates
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Release PLanning for Successful Reentry: A Guide for Corrections, Service Providers, and Community Groups (Urban Institute Justice Policy Center)
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Relief From The Collateral Consequences Of A Criminal Conviction: A State-By-State Resource Guide (by Margaret Colgate Love)
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Relief From The Collateral Consequences Of A Criminal Conviction: A State-By-State Resource Guide (by Margaret Colgate Love)
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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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Report from the National Association of Professional Background Screeners Says that FBI Records Aren't Accurate
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Report I - Alternatives to Incarceration
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Report II - Improvements in Probation and Parole
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Report III - Employment and Licensure for Persons with a Criminal Conviction
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Report IV - Access to and Use of Criminal History Information for Non-Law Enforcement Purposes
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Report of the National Task Force on the Commercial Sale of Criminal Justice Record Information
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Report on the Impact of United States v. Booker on Federal Sentencing
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Report V - Collateral Consequences of Criminal Convictions
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Report VI -Training in the Exercise of Discretion
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Request for a Hearing on the Discriminatory Effects of Felony Disenfranchisement Laws, Policies and Practices in the Americas
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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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Rockefeller Drug Laws Cause Racial Disparities, Huge Taxpayer Burden
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Rules on FDIC Waivers
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Safe at Home: A Reference Guide for Public Housing Officials on the Federal Housing Laws Regarding Admission and Eviction Standards for People with Criminal Records
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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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Scarlet Letters and Recidivism: Does An Old Criminal Record Predict Future Recidivism?
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Second Chance Act - HR 1593 (Links to Full Text, Sponsors, Etc.)
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Second Chance Act of 2005 - Full text of House Bill HR 1704
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Second Chance Act of 2005 - Link to Full Text of Senate Bill S1934
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Second Chance Conference Website Released
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Section 20173a. of Michigan Consolidated Laws
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Selected Bibliography on Statutory Employment Barriers
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Sex Offense Registration Resources (NACDL)
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Shifting Gears Initiative
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Smart Justice: Findings and Recommendations for Florida Criminal Justice Reform
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Smart on Crime: Recommendations for the Next Administration & Congress
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Smoking marijuana in public: the spacial and policy shift in New York City arrests, 1992-2003
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State of Recidivism: The Revolving Door of America's Prisons (Pew Center on the States)
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State of Sentencing 2008: Developments in Policy and Practice (The Sentencing Project)
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State Reforms Promoting Employment of People with Criminal Records: 2010-11 Legislative Round-Up
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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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Statement before EEOC Hearing on the impact of the El v. SEPTA decision and its racially disparate impact. (Community Legal Services)
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Statement before EEOC on Employment Criminal Background Checks and Best Practice (National Employment Law Project)
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States that Offer Certificates of Rehabilitation or Other Means of Removing Occupational Bars
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Statistics on Incarcerated Mothers and their Children (Women's Prison Association)
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Stop the Revolving Door: Giving Communities and Youth the Tools to Overcome Recidivism: Recommendations on Juvenile Reentry in New York City
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Studies of Voting Behavior and Felony Disenfranchisement Among Individuals in the Criminal Justice System in New York, Connecticut, and Ohio
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Summary of Recommendations - Feb. 2007
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Summary of the Second Chance Act - January 2007 (National H.I.R.E. Network)
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Survey of State Criminal History Information Systems 2003
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Sustaining Public Safety While Promoting the Employment of Qualified People with Criminal Records: Recommended Key Provisions for Certificate of Rehabilitation Legislation
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Table of Contents of Conference Materials
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Targeting Blacks: Drug Law Enforcement and Race in the United States
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Testimony of Maurice Emsellem, Hearing on Collateral Consequences of Criminal Convictions: Barriers to Reentry for the Formerly Incarcerated, before the House of Representatives (NELP)
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Texas Prisoners' Reflections Returning Home
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The American Bar Association Survey on Reentry Programs (American Bar Association)
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The Changing Racial Dynamics of the War on Drugs (The Sentencing Project)
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The Consequences of Conviction - Sanctions Beyond the Sentence Under Colorado Law
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The Diminishing Returns of Increased Incarceration: A Blueprint to Improve Public Safety and Reduce Costs
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The EEOC E-Race (Eradicating Racism and Colorism from Employment) Initiative
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The Elected Official's Toolkit for Jail Reentry
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The Future of Sentencing in New York State: A Preliminary Proposal for Reform
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The Future of Sentencing in New York State: Recommendations for Reform
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The Hidden Problem of Time Served in Prison (Marc Mauer, Sentencing Project)
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The Justice Atlas of Sentencing and Corrections
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The Mark of a Criminal Record
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The Role of Effective Discharge Planning in Preventing Homelessness
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The Sentencing Project Launches Juvenile Justice Web Page
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The Somewhat Suspect Class: Towards a Constitutional Framework for Evaluating Occupational Restrictions Affecting People with Criminal Records
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The Three "R's" of Reentry
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The Use of Criminal History Records in College Admissions Reconsidered
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The War On Marijuana: The Transformation of the War on Drugs in the 1990's
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Thinking About Prison and Its Impact in the 21st Century
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Third Circuit Decision in El v. SEPTA (3/19/2007)
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Tips for Judges to Mitigate Collateral Sanctions (January 2009)
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To Build a Better Criminal Justice System - 25 Experts Envision the Next 25 Years of Reform
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Transition from Jail to Community (TJC) Implementation Toolkit (Urban Institute)
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Transition Paper for the Federal Trade Commission: It’s Time to Regulate the Background Screening Industry
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Unchaining Civil Rights
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Unchaining Civil Rights: Overcoming the Collateral Consequences of a Criminal Record
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Uncover the Truth Behind ICE and Police Collaboration Teach-in Toolkit
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Understanding the Experiences and Needs of Children of Incarcerated Parents
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Uneven Justice: State Rates of Incarceration by Ethnicity and Race (Sentencing Project)
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Uniform Collateral Sanctions and Disqualifications Act (Nov 2005 draft)
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Uniform Collateral Sanctions and Disqualifications Act, March 2006 Draft
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Union of Minority Neighborhoods Fall 2006 Newsletter
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United States Sentencing Commission Public Hearing Agenda
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Unjust and Counterproductive: New York's Rockefeller Drug Laws
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Unlocking America: Why and How to Reduce America's Prison Population (JFA Institute)
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Unlocking the Potential of Reentry and Reintegration
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Urban Institute: Effective Reentry Programs
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Venturing Beyond the Gates: Facilitating Successful Reentry With Entrepeneurship
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What Can And Cannot Be Done: Representation of Clients by LSC-Funded Programs
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Women in the Criminal Justice System Briefing Sheets (The Sentencing Project)