Barriers to work and employment perpetuate dangerous cycle for ex-offenders and their families By Bryant Jackson-Green 01/07/2016 Nearly 70,000 Illinois children have incarcerated parents who will need to be able to support their families after serving their sentences. TAGS: expungement, occupational licensing, record sealing
A model for Illinois: 4 criminal-justice reforms from U.S. public-safety leaders By Bryant Jackson-Green 10/24/2015 Police chiefs and prosecutors increasingly support policies to reduce unnecessary incarceration. TAGS: bail, criminal justice reform, decriminalization, expungement, police body cameras, record sealing, restorative justice, sentencing reform