Joshua Gaines

Josh Gaines focuses on issues involving the collateral consequences of criminal conviction, barriers to work, and relief from the long-term impacts of a criminal record. In addition to providing direct technical assistance to state leaders and other stakeholders working to safely expand opportunities for workers with criminal histories, he also oversees the CSG Justice Center’s Fair Chance Occupational Licensing Project and the National Reentry Resource Center’s Clean Slate Clearinghouse and National Inventory of Collateral Consequences of Conviction. Josh received his BA from North Carolina State University and his JD from the Washington College of Law at American University.