By Abby Schultz, Barron's, July 31, 2021
For people who have served prison time, the penalties never end.
The California-based national nonprofit Alliance for Safety and Justice (ASJ) coined a term to describe what many of these people face: post-conviction poverty.
After completing a sentence, and being freed from prison, a formerly convicted individual encounters thousands of restrictions depending on where they live that make it challenging to reintegrate into society. They may not be able to vote, get a driver’s license, or, critically, get a job in a range of fields that require licensing, such as insurance, real estate, or even haircutting.
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