News You Can Use: Research Roundup for Re-Entry Advocates

Between 70 million and 100 million Americans has some type of criminal record, which can serve as a barrier to employment, housing, education, family reunification, and more. For 1 in 3 Americans with a criminal record, that can also mean a life sentence to poverty. This roundup summarizes key research on the barriers people with records might face and strategies, such as record-clearing, for removing barriers to opportunity for people with records.