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Ban the Box

Feature September 14, 2016
The Obstacle Course
Applicants said the country's largest state university system discriminated against former prison inmates. Now, the schools have decided to 'ban the box'.
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Department of Education Secretary John B. King, pictured here at the University of California in May, called the elimination by many schools of a question about students’ criminal records “an important step forward.”
Commentary June 15, 2016
Ban the Other Box
Getting suspended or expelled should not be the end of hope.
By Kate Weisburd
Feature January 15, 2016
Where the Democratic Presidential Candidates Stand on Criminal Justice
A look at Clinton, Sanders and O’Malley in their fourth debate.
By The Marshall Project
Commentary September 3, 2015
Obama’s Final 500 Days
People from across the political spectrum suggest criminal justice reforms the president should enact during his remaining time in office.
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US President Barack Obama speaks during the NAACP’s 106th National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 14, 2015. AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)
Analysis July 15, 2015
‘Justice and Redemption Go Hand in Hand.’
A closer look at the president’s speech on criminal justice reform.
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