Wolters Kluwer

摘要

On March 13, the House Oversight and Reform Committee’s Subcommittees on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties and Government Operations held a joint hearing on the proposed Fair Chance Act (H.R. 1076), which would expand so-called "ban-the-box" policies growing more popular among the states to the federal government. There is a continuing trend to blunt the impact that prior convictions can have on employment prospects. Bipartisan issue. The hearing revealed strong bipartisan, bicameral support for criminal justice reform that would remove barriers to employment for people who have paid their debt to society—formerly incarcerated individuals. "Ban-the-box" legislation has been adopted in red and blue states across the country—a rare sign of agreement on an issue that transcends partisan politics, according to the subcommittees.