John Legend knows the obstacles of life after prison. He wants you to know them too

Our latest research, “The Economic Losses from Arrest and Conviction Records,” is featured in Capital B Atlanta’s reporting on Bridgette Simpson and Charlotte Garnes, two Directly Impacted leaders working to expand opportunities for people with records in Georgia.

Axios highlights new CSI research estimating that arrest and conviction records are associated with $14.7 billion in lost earnings across Pennsylvania each year.

New research from The Clean Slate Initiative estimates that arrest and conviction records are associated with $6.1 billion in lost earnings for Maryland workers each year, highlighting the long-term economic barriers facing people with records.

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