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Article • August 1, 2025 • from PLN August, 2025
Texas Social Workers Challenge Blanket Denial of State Occupational License Based on Youthful Assault Convictions by Matthew Clarke The Institute of Justice (IJ) is helping two Texas women with master’s degrees in social work challenge a 2019 state law that bars anyone with a prior conviction involving the threat or …
Article • August 1, 2025 • from PLN August, 2025
Guaranteed Basic Income Programs for Prisoners Reduce Food Insecurity and Homelessness by Anthony Accurso The cities of Gainesville, Florida, and Durham, North Carolina, experimented with providing guaranteed basic income (GBI) to prisoners who were reentering the community, and have released information about the outcomes created by the program. Both programs …
Article • September 15, 2024 • from PLN September, 2024
Former Prisoners Can Become President, But Other Job Options Are Limited by The conviction on May 30, 2024, of former Pres. Donald J. Trump (R) on 34 felony charges in New York did not derail the current GOP nominee’s campaign to return to the White House. But it would prevent …
Article • August 15, 2023 • from PLN August, 2023
Second Circuit Affirms Denial of Qualified Immunity to N.Y. Prison Official Who Imposed Post-Release Supervision on Prisoner – But Reverses Damages Award by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On March 23, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held it was not error to deny qualified …
Article • January 1, 2023 • from PLN January, 2023
Plastic Surgery Has a Troubled History Inside Prisons. Some Advocates Want It to Make a Comeback. Should cosmetic procedures be part of how society prepares prisoners to reenter it? by Zara Stone by Zara Stone, Mother Jones Starting in 2017, Thai media published a series of articles on the country’s …
Article • November 1, 2021 • from PLN November, 2021
First Prisoner Elected to Hold Public Office in Washington DC by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss Joel Castón, 44, a prisoner of the District of Columbia Jail, may be the first incarcerated elected official in the nation. He won the special election June 15, 2021 for the Ward 7 Advisory …
Article • November 1, 2021 • from PLN November, 2021
What’s in a Name? by Jeffrey Ross Exconvict, formerly incarcerated, or returning citizen? by Jeffrey Ian Ross In the field of corrections, there are lots of labels, names, and terms that the public frequently applies to people who are housed in, live in, and are processed by jails and prison …
Texas Moves to Deny Housing for Released Prisoners by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Two facts concerning prison are apparent to those who have been there, as well as to their loved ones: assimilating into prison is difficult at best but re-assimilating back into society after release can be exponentially …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
How States Exclude People With Criminal Records From Jury Service by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell If you’re one of the millions of Americans with a conviction barring you from serving jury duty in your state, maybe it’s not one of the rights you lost that you miss. After all, …
Article • February 1, 2021 • from PLN February, 2021
Collateral Consequences of Mass Incarceration by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon A study released September 15, 2020 by New York University’s Brennan Center for Justice shows that when it comes to employment and housing having a criminal record in the U.S. makes an enormous difference on the outcomes a person …
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
Record Number of Laws Passed Reducing Barriers for People With Criminal Records by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney   Forty-three states, along with the District of Columbia and the federal government, passed “consequential legislation” in 2019 aimed at reducing barriers faced by people with criminal records. The 152 laws significantly or …
Article • August 1, 2020 • from PLN August, 2020
New Initiatives from Philadelphia, Koch Industries, Work to Get Ex-Offenders Jobs by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso Last January, Koch Industries, through the Charles Koch Institute, announced a partnership with the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) to develop the Getting Talent Back to Work Initiative, a program that …
Article • August 1, 2020 • from PLN August, 2020
“Collateral Consequences” of Convictions Hinder Chances of Post-Prison Success by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell Every week, more than 10,000 people leave prison and 200,000 are released from jail across the country, after being convicted. And the rules and regulations preventing them from jobs, housing, and education — often called …
Article • August 1, 2020 • from PLN August, 2020
Former Prisoners Are Running for Office In 2020 by Daniel A. Rosen by Daniel A. Rosen When those who have been incarcerated run for office, they can speak with authority about prison reform. They bring credibility that others simply can’t. In 2020, more ex-inmates than ever are coming out of …
Article • July 1, 2020 • from PLN July, 2020
Former Prisoners Shut Out of Coronavirus Loans by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins The first phase of economic relief stemming from the COVID-19 crisis included $350 billion in loans aimed at keeping U.S. small businesses afloat. The CARES Act, as approved by Congress, offered hope of surviving the pandemic to …
More States on Track to Restore Voting Rights to Felons, but Not Without Hurdles by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell In late May 2019, Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak signed into law a bill that granted automatic restoration of voting rights to former prisoners. State law had already allowed voting by …
Article • May 3, 2019 • from PLN May, 2019
Landlords Challenge Ordinance that Protects Former Prisoners’ Rental Rights by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney In May 2018, landlords in Seattle, Washington filed a lawsuit claiming the city’s controversial “Fair Chance Housing Ordinance” violates their constitutional rights. The Ordinance prohibits any person from refusing to rent to a prospective tenant, …
Taylor v. County of Pima, AZ, Amicus Brief, Post-Incarceration Rights, 2019 No. 17-16980 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT ___________________________ LOUIS TAYLOR, A SINGLE MAN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. COUNTY OF PIMA, A BODY POLITIC, AND THE CITY OF TUCSON, A BODY POLITIC, Defendants-Appellants. ___________________________ Appeal from …
Taylor v. County of Pima, AZ, Amicus Brief, Post-Incarceration Rights, 2019 No. 17-16980 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT ___________________________ LOUIS TAYLOR, A SINGLE MAN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. COUNTY OF PIMA, A BODY POLITIC, AND THE CITY OF TUCSON, A BODY POLITIC, Defendants-Appellants. ___________________________ Appeal from …
Aging Prison Population Finds Parole Elusive by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke According to a recent study by the U.S. Department of Justice, about 11% of the state and federal prison population in 2016 was over age 55. Of those prisoners, numbering roughly 160,000, around 38,000 were 65 or older. …
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