Collateral Consequences

Stop Punishing People After They Have Been Released From Prison

Stop Punishing People After They Have Been Released From Prison January 30, 2015 by Jeremy Haile
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Clean Slate Clinic November 1 in Raleigh

Do you have a criminal record?  Has your criminal record held you back from getting a job?  There will be a free Clean Slate Clinic…

Why #BanTheBox Matters: Durham's Success Story

Want proof that “ban the box” policies help people with criminal records secure good jobs while helping employers hire good workers? You’ll find it in…

Daryl Atkinson Receives White House Champion of Change Award

White House Honors Champion of Change Daryl Atkinson On Monday, June 30, 2014 the White House honored local “Champions of Change” who are doing extraordinary…

Collateral Consequences of Incarceration the subject of congressional hearing on 6/26

The bipartisan Overcriminalization Task Force of the House Judiciary Committee has scheduled its eighth hearing this Thursday, June 26, 2014, at 9:30 am at 2237…

What did we learn during End Mass Incarceration Week?

From April 5-13, 2014, SCSJ joined other groups across the nation in observing End Mass Incarceration Week (EMI Week). SCSJ produced daily blog posts on…

Gender-Neutrality is a Myth: The Impact of Collateral Consequences on Women

Since Nixon’s formal declaration of ‘drugs‘ as Public Enemy #1 in 1971, women have been the fastest growing U.S prison population. The number of women…

The dignity of work: helping people with criminal convictions find jobs

February 05, 2014 Columns » Citizen >>Write to the editor “Have You Ever Been Convicted of a Crime?” prevents nonviolent offenders from re-entering society by…

Progress toward ending the failed "war on drugs"

On August 29, 2013 the DOJ announced that it will not interfere with state laws allowing medicinal and recreational use of marijuana. The Drug Policy…

Collateral Damage of the War on Drugs

Over a decade ago Benjamin was convicted of misdemeanor possession of marijuana.  Watch how his life was changed forever:

Collateral Consequences: Benjamin’s Story
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Time to End the War on Drugs

Post by SCSJ Staff Attorney Daryl Atkinson Time to End the War on Drugs In a speech to the American Bar Association on August 12,…