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Economic Mobility

Access to meaningful employment is a key component in reducing recidivism and creates pathways to increased economic mobility. Yet people with juvenile and criminal records—especially Black people—suffer from an alarmingly high and stubborn unemployment rate. Our team works with states and local communities to reduce structural barriers and expand access to quality career technical education, training programs, and other workforce supports that increase employment opportunities for people with records.
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Economic Mobility| Reentry

Fair Chance Licensing Project: States Expand Access to In-Demand Jobs

Corrections agencies are grappling with a unique combination of public safety challenges, including stubborn rates of recidivism and…

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Joshua Gaines
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. Through the Reentry 2030 initiative, he provides direct technical assistance to state leaders and other
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stakeholders working to safely expand opportunities for workers with criminal histories. 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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