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    Race and Collateral Consequences

    It is legal today to discriminate against individuals with criminal records “in nearly all the ways that it was once legal to discrimination against African Americans,” says Michelle Alexander in The New Jim Crow. “Once you’re labeled a felon, the old forms of discrimination, housing discrimination, denial of the right to vote, denial of education opportunity, denial of food stamps and other public benefits, and exclusion from jury service—are suddenly legal.”

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    Race + Criminal Legal System: Collateral Consequences Part II

    In Part II of the discussion on Race and Collateral Consequences, we explore how the use of “moral character” clauses, like those used in state bar licensing, can prevent individuals with convictions from participating in the legal profession. We also discuss a range of restrictions to entrepreneurial ventures that people with criminal convictions face that range from limiting a person’s ability to access capital through loans to barring participation in the legal, regulated cannabis industry.
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    Race + Criminal Legal System: Collateral Consequences Part I

    In celebration of Second Chance Month in April, NACDL hosts the first of two discussions on race and collateral consequences. Panelists discuss the long-term impacts of criminal convictions, the specific harm that collateral consequences have caused to communities of color, and what it will take to meaningfully change this system.
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    Second Chance Month Events

    NACDL's activities in support of Second Chance Month.
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    Coalition Letter to Oregon Legislative Leadership on Ending Felony Disenfranchisement (April 2021)

    Coalition letter to the Oregon state legislative leadership regarding efforts to restore voting and other rights to people convicted of felony offenses, as proposed in HB 2366 / SB 571 (2021).
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    Second Chance Month Senate Resolution

    Resolution designating April 2017 as "Second Chance Month" sponsored by Senator Portman (OH).  
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    Shattering the Shackles of Collateral Consequences

    Exploring Moral Principles and Economic Innovations to Restore Rights and Opportunity

    In August 2018, NACDL hosted its 17th Annual State Criminal Justice Network Conference and 2nd Annual Presidential Summit in Atlanta, Georgia. The Conference examined the destructive effect that a vast network of penalties, debarments, and disabilities following a criminal conviction has on the millions of people who have come in contact with the criminal justice system. [Released June 2019]
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    Collateral Damage: America's Failure to Forgive or Forget in the War on Crime

    A Roadmap to Restore Rights and Status After Arrest or Conviction

    Between 2012 and 2014, NACDL’s Task Force on Restoration of Rights and Status After Conviction embarked on a study of relief mechanisms available to those with a conviction on their record on the local, state and federal level. At an event at the Open Society Foundations in Washington, DC, NACDL released a major new report that comprehensively explored the stigma and policies relegating tens of millions of people in America to second-class status because of an arrest or conviction. [Released May 2014]
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    Restoration of Rights Map

    The Restoration of Rights Project (RRP) is a free online resource that includes summaries and analyses of state and federal law relating to restoration of rights and status following arrest or conviction.  Maintained and regularly updated by the Collateral Consequences Resource Center (CCRC), the RRP covers four primary topics: civil and firearms rights; pardons; expungement and other record relief; and employment and licensing. CCRC’s work on the RRP and its derivative projects is supported by a grant from Arnold Ventures.
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    Coalition Letter to Am. Assoc. of Motor Vehicle Admin. on No Suspensions in COVID-19 (April 2020)

    Coalition letter from Free to Drive to the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators regarding the need to limit driver's license suspensions and refusals to renew for reasons not related to unsafe driving during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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    Coalition Letter to Senate Leadership on Ending Debt-Based Driver’s License Suspensions (July 2020)

    Coalition letter from the Free to Drive campaign to Senate leadership regarding efforts to end the suspension of driver's licenses due to unpaid fines and fees, including through the Driving for Opportunity Act of 2020 (S. 4186).
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    Inside NACDL: Padilla’s 10th Anniversary

    The Supreme Court’s Limited Step Triggers Awareness and a National Movement to Combat Collateral Consequences

    The decision in Padilla v. Kentucky is 10 years old. Since the Supreme Court issued its opinion, there has been a recognition that the massive network of collateral consequences that flows from a criminal conviction must be dismantled.
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    Comments to USDA on Proposed Changes to SNAP Benefits for ABAWD (April 2019)

    Comments to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service regarding proposed changes to SNAP benefits for able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWD).
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    Letters to MD State Judiciary Cmtes on Jury Eligibility After a Criminal Conviction (March 2020)

    Coalition letters to the Maryland State Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee and House of Delegates Judiciary Committee regarding proposed legislation (SB 921, HB 1213) to eliminate restrictions on jury eligibility for those with criminal convictions.
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    Comments to FDIC on Restrictions for Those with Relevant Criminal Convictions (March 2020)

    Letter to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) regarding proposed changes to Section 19, which regulates restrictions for people with relevant criminal convictions.