National Inventory of Collateral Consequences of Conviction
An online database cataloguing all 40,000-plus collateral consequences in the U.S.
Collateral consequences are legal and regulatory restrictions that limit or prohibit people convicted of crimes from accessing employment, business and occupational licensing, housing, voting, education, and other opportunities. The National Inventory of Collateral Consequences of Conviction identifies and categorizes the statutes and regulations that impose collateral consequences in all 50 states, the federal system, and the District of Columbia, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico.
In many states, a criminal record is a stain that you can’t wash off. There is no amount of studying that can take away this mark in your past if a licensing board wants to use it against you.
Stephen Slivinski
Economist, Center for the Study of Economic Liberty at Arizona State University
Key Staff
Former Deputy Program Director, Corrections and Reentry
Chidi
Umez
provided
direction
and
support
for
projects
that
reduce
policy
barriers
to
economic
opportunity
for
people
with
criminal
records.
Projects
in
this
portfolio
addressed
the
impact
of
a
criminal
record
on
job
participation,
occupational
licensing,
and
business
engagement.
Prior
...
to
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
Chidi
served
as
a
court
attorney
in
the
New
York
Civil
Supreme
Court
and
as
an
indigent
defense
attorney
in
Harris
County,
Texas.
She
received
a
BA
in
English
and
corporate
communications
from
the
University
of
Houston
and
a
JD
from
Texas
Southern
University,
Thurgood
Marshall
School
of
Law.
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Deputy Program Director, Corrections and Reentry
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.
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