SBA proposes to ease criminal history restrictions in loan programs
On October 23, 2022, the U.S. Small Business Administration published for comment a rule that would significantly expand the availability of federally guaranteed loans to entrepreneurs with a criminal...
View ArticlePending federal reforms promise support for justice-affected entrepreneurs
Word is getting around about pending reforms that would make federal support for small businesses more widely available to entrepreneurs with a criminal history. Notably, the U.S. Small Business...
View ArticleDC enacts progressive new record-clearing law
Until last month, the District of Columbia had one of the most complex and restrictive record relief laws in the country. D.C.’s sealing law even applied the same burdensome petition-based procedures,...
View ArticleSBA modifies criminal history restrictions in its loan programs
We have written at length about the broad criminal history restrictions imposed by the U.S. Small Business Administration in its business loan and disaster assistance programs. These restrictions,...
View ArticleBiden Administration announces actions to promote reintegration
Reprinted below is a list of the actions announced on this day by the Administration to promote successful reentry and rehabilitation. Notably, the list includes an intention to expand action to...
View ArticleCCRC seeking a Deputy Director
The Collateral Consequences Resource Center is seeking an enterprising and committed individual with strong technical skills to serve as its Deputy Director. The incumbent will work with the Executive...
View ArticleSBA takes one step toward fair chance lending, but needs to take another
The U.S. Small Bujsiness Administration has taken several recent steps that promise to make federally guaranteed loans available to business owners with a criminal history. This is an important policy...
View ArticleSBA proposes to remove criminal record restrictions in loan programs
On September 15, the SBA published for comment a series of rule changes eliminating criminal record restrictions in all of its various federally guaranteed business and disaster loan programs,...
View ArticleMinnesota enacts four major record reforms in 2023
Thanks to a series of criminal-justice reforms enacted earlier this year, Minnesota has burnished its reputation as a national leader in reintegration and criminal record reform. In a year in which...
View ArticleComments on SBA proposal to eliminate criminal history loan restrictions
On November 14, CCRC filed comments on the SBA’s proposal to roll back criminal history restrictions in its federally guaranteed business and disaster loan programs. (The SBA’s proposal is described in...
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Accessing SNAP and TANF Benefits after a Drug Conviction: A Survey of State Laws
We are pleased to present a new report, “Accessing SNAP and TANF Benefits after a Drug Conviction: A Survey of State Laws.” This report offers a comprehensive and up-to-date picture of the differing...
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Many States Still Deny SNAP and TANF Benefits to People with a Drug Felony,...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 6, 2023 Media Contact: Nick Sibilla nick@ccresourcecenter.org David Hebert dhebert@arnoldventures.org Many States Still Deny SNAP and TANF Benefits to People...
View ArticleA New Year’s wish: New life for the pardon power!
As the first post of 2024, we are highlighting a great article by Matt Stout of the Boston Globe about how Massachusetts Governor Healey and other governors across the country are reviving their pardon...
View ArticleRound-up of 2023 record-clearing laws
In a year that saw fewer criminal record reforms enacted than in the recent past, six states plus the District of Columbia took significant steps to expand their sealing and expungement laws....
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“Advancing Second Chances: Clean Slate and Other Record Reforms in 2023”
At the beginning of each year since 2016, CCRC has issued a report on legislative enactments in the year just ended, describing and evaluating new laws aimed at reducing the barriers faced by people...
View ArticleMaking the research case for hiring people with a conviction record
To persuade employers and policymakers to make fact-based decisions on hiring people who have been involved with the criminal justice system, they need the research facts presented in an accessible...
View ArticleFirst fair chance licensing reforms of 2024
Expanding employment opportunities in licensed occupations has been a priority for criminal record reformers in the past half dozen years. Happily, fair chance licensing reforms also appear less...
View ArticleSBA finalizes rule limiting consideration of criminal history in loan programs
Today, the Small Business Administration’s rule removing most criminal history restrictions in its federally guaranteed loan programs will be published in final form. This marks an important step in...
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“Positive Credentials That Limit Risk: A Report on Certificates of Relief”
We are pleased to present a new report dealing with “certificates of relief,” a form of relief from the collateral consequences of conviction that is less far-reaching than record clearing but...
View ArticleRound-up of fair chance licensing reforms in 2024
Expanding employment opportunities in licensed occupations has been a priority for criminal record reformers in the past half dozen years. Happily, fair chance licensing reforms also appear less...
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