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Article • March 4, 2020 • from PLN March, 2020
States Move for True Second Chance Opportunities by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss Communities and politicians are acting in concerted effort during a brisk economy to reduce the obstacles preventing recently incarcerated citizens from once again becoming productive members of society. States are holding business summits geared at facilitating the …
Article • December 10, 2019 • from PLN December, 2019
Pennsylvania and Utah Expunge Criminal Cases to Help People Get Jobs, Find Housing by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell Nearly 30 million criminal arrest and conviction records – those of anyone ever apprehended for a low-level crime in Pennsylvania – will automatically be expunged under a new law passed in …
Article • November 5, 2019 • from PLN November, 2019
Ex-Offenders Work for Organization that Repairs and Sells Vehicles at Low Cost by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney In 1999, Marty Schwartz started Vehicles for Change (VFC) – a nonprofit that repairs donated vehicles and sells them to low-income families for $700 to $850. The charity provides reliable vehicles to …
Article • July 3, 2019 • from PLN July, 2019
Former Prisoner Becomes California Coffee Entrepreneur by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer John Krause, an ex-prisoner who served time at San Quentin, has remade himself into a coffee entrepreneur. In October 2014 he opened Big House Beans, a roastery that specializes in coffees made from beans from Ethiopia, El Salvador, …
Settlement Reached in Suit Over Failure to Keep Released L.A. County Prisoners from Becoming Homeless by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit filed by the federal government against Los Angeles County over how the county’s jail system cycles “people with mental illnesses and …
Article • June 5, 2019 • from PLN June, 2019
President Trump Wants Focus on Hiring Ex-Prisoners, Hosts Them at White House by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer On April 1, 2019, President Donald Trump hosted ex-federal prisoners at the White House for the 2019 Prison Reform Summit and First Step Act Celebration. He said he wants to promote efforts …
Article • June 5, 2019 • from PLN June, 2019
Ohio Restaurateur Founds Hot Chicken Takeover, Hires Ex-Cons by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer In 2013, Joe DeLoss founded Hot Chicken Takeover in Columbus, Ohio. HCT is a “Nashville Hot Chicken” restaurant that has nearly 50 employees, 70% of whom have had trouble finding work due to criminal records or …
Publication • 2019
Filed under: jobs
Improving the Food Environment in Washington State-Run Correctional Facilities, 2021 Hd_w" OPINIONS, IDEAS, & PRACTICE Improving the Food Environment in Washington State–Run Correctional Facilities: The Healthy Commissary Project Alyssa Auvinen, MPH, Jessica Marcinkevage, PhD, MSPH, Chris Mornick, RD, MPH, Susmitha Nambuthiri, PhD, MSc, Mary Daniel, BS, Brent Carney, RDN, CD, …
Article • February 4, 2019 • from PLN February, 2019
Former Prisoners Become Attorneys: From Breaking the Law to Practicing Law by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis “A man who is his own lawyer has a fool for a client,” the old adage goes. But Isaac Wright, Jr. knew he was innocent, so he represented himself at his 1991 trial …
Publication • January 1, 2019
Vera Institute of Justice - Investing in Futures: Economic and Fiscal Benefits of Postsecondary Education in Prison, 2019 Investing in Futures: Economic and Fiscal Benefits of Postsecondary Education in Prison January 2019 Patrick Oakford, Cara Brumfield, Casey Goldvale, and Laura Tatum, Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality Margaret diZerega and …
Article • September 4, 2018 • from PLN September, 2018
With 27 Percent Unemployment, Jobs Crisis Hits Ex-prisoners the Hardest by Steve Horn by Steve Horn  A new study published by the Prison Policy Initiative (PPI) – the first of its kind – reports that unemployment in the U.S. has hit former prisoners the hardest. Titled “Out of Prison & …
Article • June 7, 2018 • from PLN June, 2018
Ex-cons Turn Prison Workouts into Real Jobs, Transform Lives by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell When criminal defense attorney William Kroger visited his clients in California prisons, he noticed that just a few months behind bars seemed to whip many of them into shape. Because the state had removed all …
Article • May 7, 2018 • from PLN May, 2018
New York Law Gives Reformed Offenders an Opportunity to Seal Convictions by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna A 2017 New York law, CPL 160.59, gives certain nonviolent offenders an opportunity to have their state convictions sealed, according to attorneys Ed Kratt and Frank Rothman. One of their clients, Joel Figueroa, …
Bread for the World Institute - Mass Incarceration: A Major Cause of Hunger, 2018 BRIEFING PAPER NUMBER 35, FEBRUARY 2018 Mass Incarceration: A Major Cause of Hunger by Marlysa D. Gamblin Bread for the World Institute provides policy analysis on hunger and poverty, as well as strategies to end it. …
Publication • September 1, 2017
Vera Institute of Justice - Opening Doors - How to develop reentry programs using examples from public housing authorities, 2017 September 2017 Opening Doors: How to develop reentry programs using examples from public housing authorities John Bae, Kate Finley, Margaret diZerega, and Sharon Kim From the Director Securing housing is …
Council for Court Excellence - Second Chances: Returning Citizens' Re-Entry Struggles and Successes in the District of Columbia, 2016 DECEMBER 2016 BEYOND SECOND CHANCES RETURNING CITIZENS’ RE-ENTRY STRUGGLES AND SUCCESSES IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Council for Court Excellence Improving Justice for the Community w w w. c o u …
Publication • May 24, 2013
District of Columbia Corrections Information Council, Hope Village Inspection Report, 2013 District of Columbia Corrections Information Council (CIC) Michelle R. Bonner, Chair Katharine A. Huffman Reverend Samuel Whittaker May 24, 2013 To: Mayor Vincent Gray, District of Columbia Council of the District of Columbia Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton Charles Samuels, …
Publication • 2009
Correctional Industries Business Plan, WA DOC, 2009 State of Washington Department of Corrections Correctional Industries 2007-2009 Business Plan Correctional Industries 2007-2009 Business Plan EXECUTIVE SUMMARY As a major entity within the Department of Corrections, it is the mission of Correctional Industries to provide marketable job skills and job training to …
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American Civil Liberties Union, How Hiring Formerly Incarcerated Job Seekers Benefits Your Company, 2017 BACK TO BUSINESS HOW HIRING FORMERLY INCARCERATED JOB SEEKERS BENEFITS YOUR COMPANY A report from the Trone Private Sector and Education Advisory Council to the American Civil Liberties Union TRONE PRIVATE SECTOR AND EDUCATION ADVISORY COUNCIL …
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