Collateral Consequences Resource Center

In 2023, 20 states, DC, and the federal government enacted 36 laws and executive actions to restore rights and opportunities to people with an arrest or conviction history. ccresourcecenter.org/2024/01/08/adv…

“Accessing SNAP and TANF Benefits after a Drug Conviction: A Survey of State Laws” offers a comprehensive picture of how states have responded to the 1996 federal ban on access to SNAP and TANF benefits for those with a felony drug conviction. ccresourcecenter.org/2023/12/06/man….

High fees, long waits cast shadow over new criminal expungement laws lailluminator.com/2023/11/28/exp… via @IlluminatorLA

The Missouri governor is granting pardons at a pace not seen since the World War II era apnews.com/article/pardon…

NJ State Police Sued For Failing To Clear Expunged Records law360.com/access-to-just…

‘I Want to Be Forgiven. I Just Want to Be Forgiven.’ When the Minnesota Board of Pardons meets, supplicants have 10 minutes to make the case for mercy. nytimes.com/2023/10/15/us/…

Maryland small business owner files federal lawsuit against USDA over policy of refusing to allow him to accept SNAP benefits in his grocery store based on his 19-year-old criminal history. ij.org/case/maryland-….

Mississippi’s lifetime voting ban for people convicted of certain crimes, a relic of the State’s 1890 Jim Crow laws, violates the U.S. Constitution, a federal appeals court ruled Friday morning. mississippifreepress.org/35243/mississi…

Virginia Rolls Back Voting Rights for Ex-Felons, Bucking Shaky Bipartisan Trend nytimes.com/2023/04/06/us/…

DC enacts progressive new record-clearing law - ccresourcecenter.org/?p=128100

Pending reforms promise support for justice-affected entrepreneurs - ccresourcecenter.org/?p=127029

Proposed Federal Policy Change Could Remove Loan Barriers for Entrepreneurs With Criminal Records via @Arnold_Ventures: arnoldventures.org/stories/propos…

SBA proposes to ease criminal history restrictions in loan programs - ccresourcecenter.org/?p=124932

Oklahoma and California win Reintegration Champion awards for 2022 laws - ccresourcecenter.org/?p=124895

The Frontiers of Dignity: Clean Slate and Other Criminal Record Reforms in 2022 - ccresourcecenter.org/?p=124445

Marijuana legalization and record clearing in 2022 - ccresourcecenter.org/?p=123995

SBA reduces criminal history restrictions in one of its business development programs - ccresourcecenter.org/?p=123656