One Strike and You're Out: How We Can Eliminate Barriers To Economic Security and Mobility For People With Criminal Records

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A criminal record can be a lifelong barrier to economic security and mobility—with adverse effects on families, communities, and our entire economy. The United States must craft policies to ensure that Americans with criminal records have a fair shot at a decent life for themselves and their families.

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One Strike and You're Out: How We Can Eliminate Barriers To Economic Security and Mobility For People With Criminal Records

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One Strike and You’re Out: How We Can Eliminate Barriers to Economic Security and Mobility for People with Criminal Records

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A criminal record can be a lifelong barrier to economic security and mobility—with adverse effects on families, communities, and our entire economy. The United States must craft policies to …
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One Strike and You’re Out
How We Can Eliminate Barriers to Economic Security and Mobility for People with Criminal Records
By Rebecca Vallas and Sharon Dietrich December 2014
 
One Strike and You’re Out
How We Can Eliminate Barriers to Economic Security and Mobility for People with Criminal Records
By Rebecca Vallas and Sharon Dietrich December 2014
 
 1 Introduction and summary 4 Background 9 Barriers to employment 16 Barriers to housing 22 Barriers to public assistance 26 Barriers to education and training 29 Barriers to economic security and financial empowerment 34 Recommendations 49 Conclusion 51 Appendix A 65 Appendix B 67 About the authors & acknowledgments 68 Endnotes
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