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The Harsh Reality of ‘Ban the Box’ Reform Efforts

Karen Dolan Institute for Policy Studies
Bringing home 6,000 federal prisoners a few months early and delaying disclosure of criminal records for federal job applicants are both better steps to take than no action at all. It no doubt will have a trickle-down effect to state prisons and state laws where the vast majority of people are suffering unjustly. But is a “trickle-down” effect enough?
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