Past Resources of the Week
2009 General News
December
Database of Service Providers for Individuals Eligible for Resentencing Under New York's 2009 Drug Law Reforms (January 2010)
- By: Drug Policy Alliance, New York Academy of Medicine
- 12/14/2009
- more info
Tools for Disputing Private Company Background Checks
- By: Reentry Net
- 12/07/2009
- more info
November
Lifelines: Linking to Federal Benefits for People Exiting Corrections: Blueprint for Action
- By: Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
- 11/30/2009
- more info
Full Disclosure: A Guide to Speaking Out About Your Life in the Media & Public Forums
- By: Women's Prison Association
- 11/23/2009
- more info
'Redemption' in an Era of Widespread Criminal Background Checks
- By: National Institute of Justice Journal
- 11/09/2009
- more info
Guilty by Immigration Status
- By: Human Rights Immigrant Community Action Network
- 11/02/2009
- more info
October
Transitional Jobs: Implementation, Two-Year Impacts, and Costs of the Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) Prison Reentry Program
- By: MDRC
- 10/19/2009
- more info
From the Classroom to the Community: Exploring the Role of Education during Incarceration and Reentry
- By: Urban Institute
- 10/13/2009
- more info
National Directory of Programs for Women with Criminal Justice Involvement
- By: Women's Prison Association
- 10/05/2009
- more info
September
Challenging the Role of the District Attorney in Housing Court
- By: Decisions and Papers collected by Reentry Net/NY
- 09/30/2009
- more info
Overview of Laws Governing Public Criminal Records
- By: Community Legal Services, Inc.
- 09/21/2009
- more info
NYC Voters' Bill of Rights
- By: The Voter Enfranchisement Project at the Bronx Defenders
- 09/08/2009
- more info
August
Bronx Better Ballots
- By: The Voter Enfranchisement Project at the Bronx Defenders
- 08/31/2009
- more info
Issue Brief on Termination of Public Benefits for Probation / Parole Violations
- By: Empire Justice Center
- 08/24/2009
- more info
An Advocate's Guide to the Welfare Work Rules
- By: Empire Justice Center
- 08/17/2009
- more info
The Fiscal Crisis in Corrections: Rethinking Policies and Practices
- By: Vera Institute of Justice
- 08/10/2009
- more info
No Exit: The Expanding Use of Life Sentences in America
- By: The Sentencing Project
- 08/03/2009
- more info
July
The Somewhat Suspect Class: Towards a Constitutional Framework for Evaluating Occupational Restrictions Affecting People with Criminal Records
- By: Journal of Law & Society
- 07/27/2009
- more info
My First Vote
- By: Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law
- 07/20/2009
- more info
*Updated* 2009 Connections & The Job Search
- By: New York Public Library
- 07/13/2009
- more info
An Integrated Perspective on the Collateral Consequences of Criminal Convictions & Reentry Issues Faced by Formerly Incarcerated Individuals
- By: Michael Pinard
- 07/06/2009
- more info
June
Attitudes of US Voters Toward Nonserious Offenses and Alternatives to Incarceration
- By: National Council on Crime and Delinquency
- 06/22/2009
- more info
Criminal Charges: Excessive Prison Phone Rates Take a Toll on Innocent Families
- By: Media Justice Fund
- 06/15/2009
- more info
An Affordable Home on Reentry: Federally Assisted Housing and Previously Incarcerated Individuals
- By: National Housing Law Project
- 06/08/2009
- more info
Minor Crimes, Massive Waste: The Terrible Toll of America's Broken Misdemeanor Courts
- By: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- 06/01/2009
- more info
May
Mothers, Infants and Imprisonment
- By: Women's Prison Association
- 05/26/2009
- more info
Financial Consequences of Convictions - Chart prepared by Fordham Law Students
- By: Feerick Center for Social Justice Clinic, Fodham University School of Law
- 05/18/2009
- more info
Appellate Decision Reverses Department of Education's Application of Article 23-A and Court's Denial of Petitioner's Article 78 Challenge
- By: New York State Appellate Division, First Department
- 05/11/2009
- more info
The Changing Racial Dynamics of the War on Drugs
- By: The Sentencing Project
- 05/04/2009
- more info
April
*Updated* Defender Toolkit: Using Knowledge of Collateral Consequences to Get Better Results in the Criminal Case
- By: The Bronx Defenders
- 04/27/2009
- more info
Article 78 Decision remands employment rejection based on 21-year-old conviction to NYC DOE for new determination
- By: Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County
- 04/20/2009
- more info
2009 Sentencing Chart for Drug Offenses Under Rockefeller Drug Law Reform (Center for Community Alternatives)
- By: Center for Community Alternatives
- 04/13/2009
- more info
Drug Courts: A Review of the Evidence
- By: The Sentencing Project
- 04/06/2009
- more info
March
Decision Dismissing Termination of Tenancy Hearing Against Tenant and Former NYCHA Employee Based on Conduct During Employment
- By: New York City Housing Authority
- 03/30/2009
- more info
Healthcare in New York Prisons 2004-2007
- By: The Correctional Association of New York
- 03/23/2009
- more info
A Higher Hurdle: Barriers to Employment for Formerly Incarcerated Women
- By: Thelton E. Henderson Center for Social Justice
- 03/16/2009
- more info
Appeals Court Upholds Decision Enjoining DA from Approving RPAPL 715 Case Settlements
- By: NY Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department
- 03/09/2009
- more info
State of Sentencing 2008: Developments in Policy & Practice
- By: Sentencing Project
- 03/03/2009
- more info
February
Applying for Jobs in Healthcare with a Criminal Record
- By: Legal Action Center
- 02/23/2009
- more info
Education from the Inside, Out: The Multiple Benefits of College Programs In Prison
- By: The Correctional Association of New York
- 02/09/2009
- more info
January
Find out about Collateral Consquences in Your State
- By: The Bronx Defenders
- 01/19/2009
- more info
Report on Collateral Consequences of Non Criminal Adjudications
- By: New York County Lawyers' Association
- 01/12/2009
- more info
Release Planning for Successful Reentry
- By: Urban Institute, Justice Policy Center
- 01/05/2009
- more info