Category Archives: Ban-the-Box

Clean Tax Credit (MS) better than Re-entry Certificate

08 Saturday Feb 2014

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The Council on Criminal Justice Reform recommends Georgia Department of Corrections issue offenders a certificate that certifies the completion of treatment and vocational training while incarcerated.  The existence of the certificate shall provide immunity in any action against an employer or institution alleging lack of due care.

This past December, InfoMart presented to the Senate Expungement Reform committee.  We supported Georgia establishing a program like the Illinois certificate of re-entry, providing a certificate that provides immunity in any action.

In the one month since, MS house bill 806, has changed the way I think about motivating employers to hire ex-offenders.  

When “Ban the Box” Goes Bad

06 Thursday Feb 2014

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Auditors Probe City Background Check Process

December 20, 2013|By JENNA CARLESSO,

HARTFORD — — The Hartford Internal Audit Commission is investigating the city’s policy on background checks, after Mayor Pedro Segarra appointed a man with a history of felony convictions as his deputy chief of staff.

 Probe City Background Check Process.

Beware of “Ban the Box”

06 Thursday Feb 2014

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Beware of “Ban the Box”

2009 City of Hartford, passed “Ban the Box” ordinance

November 26, 2013 Kennard Ray’s appointment was made public by  Mayor Segarra

November 27, 2013 Ray withdrew from the job.

“Ray had not disclosed his criminal convictions.” Mayor Segarra

Ray said, he wasn’t given the opportunity to disclose his background until after the appointment because of a city policy that keeps the disclosure of criminal records out of the initial recruitment states.

Ray’s Criminal History includes

  • 1997 conviction for the sale of narcotics,
  • 1998 conviction for possession of narcotics,
  • 1998 conviction for carrying a pistol without a permit and
  • 2004 conviction for criminal possession of a gun.

Auditors probe city background check

“Removing the Barrier” to employment at the expense of the ex-offender

06 Thursday Feb 2014

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“Employers have every right to ask about conviction status during the interview process, and can deny anyone a position based on “moral turpitude” – which could include everything from drug dealing, to sex offenses, to other violent crimes.”  from the Drug Policy Alliance of NM
After an ex-offender prepares for an interview, spends money to travel to the interview, survives the stress of explaining face-to-face their past criminal record, only to be denied employment…..“removing the barrier” to employment at the expense of the ex-offender and employer
 

Blaming the “Box” for High Recidivism

06 Thursday Feb 2014

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“Ban the Box” proponents blame Employers for recidivism… Lets give ex-offenders access to food stamps and TANF, a decent place to live while they re-enter society.  Eliminate the desperation to survive while they re-enter society.

Are Employment Background Checks to Blame for High Recidivism Rates?  by Mike Mccarty Safe Hiring Solutions

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‘Ban the Box’ Goes Too Far… and Not Far Enough

06 Thursday Feb 2014

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‘Ban the Box’ Goes Too Far… and Not Far Enough

by Eli Lehrer, Huffington Post

Over reach of government telling employers they can’t ask about criminal records on employment applications AND the outcome still is the same. Employers have criteria based on the position and business necessity that is established BEFORE they even post the job opening.

“Ban the Box” – How it began

03 Monday Feb 2014

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Caution before you jump into this website, keep in mind, this is miscommunication and lack of understanding.  We can change this if we work together to educate and correct the miscommunicated facts.

ban-the-box   http://bantheboxcampaign.org/?page_id=14

How it Began: The Ban the Box campaign was started by All of Us or None, a national civil rights movement of formerly-incarcerated people and our families.

How ‘Ban-the-Box’ Would Affect Pre-employment Screening?

30 Thursday Jan 2014

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Ban the box updateSince January 1, 2014, several places such as Minnesota, Rhode Island and the City of Buffalo joined the rest of the local and state governments who have also passed ‘Ban the Box’ law. This ‘box’ refers to the part of the job application form where an applicant has to mention whether he or she have had any criminal past. Many employers used this information to reject an applicant before even going through with the interview process and ‘ban the box’ law has been introduced by various governments to stop employers from misusing this information.

This law has not been introduced by local and state governments in order to totally prohibit the employers from running criminal background checks on applicants. The reason for it is to ensure that employers don’t make their decisions on just the basis of the box; without finding out other information relevant to the job position.Having a…

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