As outlined by the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), it has been common practice in the United States to make people convicted of a fe...
This issue brief highlights the key findings of the survey and provides state and local policymakers with policy and practice recommendations to impro...
The Clean Slate Clearinghouse—a project funded by the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ)'s Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assista...
Moderated by BJS Corrections Statistics Unit Chief Richard Klückow, this Second Chance Month 2022 event features BJS Statisticians Leonardo Antenangel...
According to this report from The Sentencing Project, laws in 48 states ban people with felony convictions from voting. The report shows that, in 2022...
This journal article examines how to protect the benefits for youth of destroying records, while still ensuring that researchers, advocates, and decis...
This bulletin discusses common misconceptions surrounding expungement. It also provides information about the collateral consequences of juvenile reco...