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Tag Archives: occupational licensing

occupational licensing

States continue to loosen occupational licensing law restrictions for those with criminal records

Posted on July 20, 2021July 22, 2021 by Jails to Jobs

Roughly one-quarter of the jobs in the U.S. require some type of occupational licensing, a number that has quadrupled since the 1950s. And many states deny those with criminal records a chance to obtain a license for various types of […]

Underground Scholars

Berkeley Underground Scholars find systemic policy changes, not necessarily higher education, is key to ex-offender hiring success

Posted on September 29, 2020September 29, 2020 by Jails to Jobs

A recent study at UC Berkeley by the Berkeley Underground Scholars found that a college degree isn’t as much of a benefit to previously incarcerated job seekers as one might expect. To overcome the hiring bias against those with criminal […]

inmate firefighters

New California law — Assembly Bill No. 2147 — helps inmate firefighters gain employment once released

Posted on September 15, 2020January 6, 2023 by Jails to Jobs

California’s inmate firefighters, who have risked their lives for little pay fighting some of the worst fires in the state’s history, will now upon release be able to gain employment in jobs, including firefighting, that require occupational licensing. This comes […]

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