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Labor/Employment

Nov. 23, 2010

Study Urges Ex-Convict Job Reform

A new UC Berkeley School of Law report urges reforms to help ex-convicts find and keep jobs.


With more than 40,000 California prisoners potentially poised for early release over the next two years under court orders alleviating prison overcrowding, a new UC Berkeley School of Law report urges the state to make it easier for ex-convicts to get and keep jobs.


A 2008 report by the California Legislative Analyst's Office showed that between 60 percent and 80 percent of ex-convicts are unemployed a year after release. The Berkeley Center for Criminal Just...

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