Search■ LAC’s H.I.R.E Network’s 4th Annual NYS Reentry Policy Conference
On September 9, 2009, the Legal Action Center's HIRE Network and our co-sponsors Youth Represent and Center for Community Alternatives hosted the 4th Annual NYS Reentry Policy Conference entitled, "Youth and Criminal Records: The Collateral Consequences of the Criminal Justice System on Youth and Their Families."
■ Legal Action Center’s H.I.R.E Network Releases a National Blueprint for Reentry
■ HIRE Network Applauds Landmark Decision Challenging Felony Disenfranchisement; Increase in Funding
On January 5, 2010, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rendered a decision in a landmark voting disenfranchisement case that struck a blow to Washington State's voting law that disenfranchised thousands of individuals with past felony convictions residing in the state, a disproportionate number of these individuals were Blacks, Latinos, and Native Americans. This landmark decision further illuminated the startling statistics that show that people of color are disproportionately represented in this country's criminal justice system, thereby, disproportionately impacted by legal and policy barriers that prevent them from fully participating in society after paying their debt to society.
In federal budget and other legislative news, Congress passed its FY 2010 federal funding bills. Under the FY 2010 spending package approved by Congress, programs authorized by the Second Chance Act would receive $100 million, an increase of $75 million over FY 2009.
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