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How Criminal Records Hold Back Millions of People

More than 70 million Americans with arrest records face barriers to find work or a decent place to live.

Closing Argument • 04.01.2023

I Was Sentenced to Die in Prison. But After 27 Years, I’m Finally Free

When I went to jail in 1995, I had never used the internet. As I play catchup, the simplest things are everything.

Life Inside • 02.24.2023

I Joined the Parole Board to Make a Difference. Now I Call It ‘Conveyor Belt Justice.’

Between the grueling schedule, copious paperwork, abrupt hearings and risk-averse colleagues, prison reformer Carol Shapiro realized the New York parole system was dysfunctional by design.

Life Inside • 06.17.2022

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