Collateral Consequences Resource Center

Law reform and resources on restoration of rights and record relief; addressing restrictions and discrimination based on a record

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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. https://t.co/awXu884Miw

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“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.
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High fees, long waits cast shadow over new criminal expungement laws https://t.co/cXPwQFsqJX via @IlluminatorLA

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The Missouri governor is granting pardons at a pace not seen since the World War II era https://t.co/bLSozaalAs

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NJ State Police Sued For Failing To Clear Expunged Records https://t.co/JEjyhCu1or

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‘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. https://t.co/p2TPAmoKZS

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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.
https://t.co/gm8MKp1tX1.

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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. https://t.co/bK8EZgPcZJ

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Virginia Rolls Back Voting Rights for Ex-Felons, Bucking Shaky Bipartisan Trend https://t.co/IHzsR6acvP

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DC enacts progressive new record-clearing law - https://t.co/B1x5XcwHFX

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Pending reforms promise support for justice-affected entrepreneurs - https://t.co/EdSnJnabpq

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Proposed Federal Policy Change Could Remove Loan Barriers for Entrepreneurs With Criminal Records via @Arnold_Ventures: https://t.co/wfwDn7Zk3K

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SBA proposes to ease criminal history restrictions in loan programs - https://t.co/0xsUnziEwc

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Oklahoma and California win Reintegration Champion awards for 2022 laws - https://t.co/4n4lIo6Yqf

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The Frontiers of Dignity: Clean Slate and Other Criminal Record Reforms in 2022 - https://t.co/zFw69J4qLL

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Marijuana legalization and record clearing in 2022 - https://t.co/XeW95LOijA

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SBA reduces criminal history restrictions in one of its business development programs - https://t.co/4xzafY6QkH