Vera Institute shows how prisons and colleges can help individuals with incarceration histories build career-ready futures

Posted on August 12, 2025July 9, 2025 by Jails to Jobs

The Vera Institute of Justice, a Brooklyn, NY-headquartered nonprofit criminal justice reform think tank, has released its latest report, The Labor Market for People With Conviction Histories: An Examination of Access to Good Jobs. This report is aimed at prisons […]

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