After Prison: Roadblocks to Reentry
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A REPORT ON STATE LEGAL BARRIERS FACING PEOPLE WITH CRIMINAL RECORDS
This report summarizes the findings of an exhaustive two-year study by the Legal Action Center (LAC) of the legal obstacles that people with criminal records face when they attempt to reenter society and become productive, law-abiding citizens. Our research found that people with criminal records seeking reentry face a daunting array of counterproductive, debilitating and unreasonable roadblocks in almost every important aspect of life.
The study is in three parts. What’s the Law is a comprehensive catalogue of each state’s legal barriers to employment, housing, benefits, voting, access to criminal records, parenting, and driving. The Report Card grades each state on whether its laws and policies help or hurt those seeking reentry. Vision for the Future outlines how federal and state policymakers can help reintegrate people with criminal records into society in ways that better promote public safety. A complete compilation of our findings including statutory citations and an explanation of methodology are available on our web site, www.lac.org/roadblocks.html. For those who do not have Internet access, please contact the Legal Action Center with specific requests for information.
