Tag: justice-impacted

States are trying to unlock solutions for reentry housing 

States are trying to unlock solutions for reentry housing 

For people with criminal records, research shows stable housing reduces their likelihood of committing another crime. However, hundreds of state and federal laws create barriers for people who want to obtain affordable stable housing. Ohio and a handful of other states want to change that and are offering a kind of guarantee to landlords.  Overcoming barriers  Many of the estimated 93,000 people released from Ohio prisons and county and […]

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Housing is already hard to find. What if you have a record? 

Housing is already hard to find. What if you have a record? 

Every year hundreds of thousands of people are released from prison in the U.S., millions more leave local jails. The barriers they face to find housing are enormous. But some communities are working to expand access and increase the supply. How are they doing it?  By the numbers  Barriers to housing  If family ties have been severed, somebody leaving jail may be on their own […]

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