Ronald Dennis, Formerly Incarcerated Worker

Ronald is a formerly incarcerated worker who is advocating for newly-released people to be eligible for unemployment in NY.

Workers Doing Time Must Be Protected by Job Safety Laws

In virtually all US states, official emergency response plans (EOPs) include roles for incarcerated workers as part of preparation, response, and recovery work

Research Supports Fair Chance Policies

Removing unjust barriers to employment—including through “fair chance hiring”—benefits individuals with records, families, communities of color, and society overall.

Minimum Protection, Maximum Vulnerability: Labor Standards in Court-Ordered Community Service

This paper examines labor standards in court-ordered community service.

Fair Chance Hiring for Employers Policy Briefs

NELP’s eight-part “Fair Chance Hiring for Employers” series of policy briefs comprehensively explores the steps employers can take toward fair chance hiring.

Fair Chance Hiring in Financial Services

This guide provides instructions for financial services employers to operationalize fair chance hiring policies and practices.

Resource Guide: Criminal Legal System + Work

This fact sheet is a tool for advocates, workers, and policymakers to use in efforts to create safer and more equitable workplaces for people with records.

Worker Power in the Carceral State: 10 Policy Proposals Against the Criminalization of Workers

This policy agenda for reentry and workers’ rights advocates lifts up systemic solutions toward economic stability and inclusion.

Letter RE: Proposed Rule Changes to Implement the Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act of 2019

2022 Policy and Advocacy Agenda

In 2022, we are fighting for a good-jobs economy. A good-jobs economy means we have economic security over a lifetime.