States, cities ‘ban the box’ in hiring, By Jeffrey Stinson, May 22, 2014, Pew Stateline: “When Dwyane Jordan got busted four years ago on felony drug-peddling charges, he was thankful to get probation and addiction treatment rather than prison time. What he didn’t bargain for was the haunting effect that being branded a felon would have on his ability to lawfully earn a living—a burden he shares with roughly 70 million U.S. adults who have criminal records. “It reminds me of ‘The Scarlet Letter,’” said Jordan, 43, of Washington, D.C. Jordan’s criminal past comes up nearly every time he applies for a job. . .”
Poverty-related issues in the news, from the Institute for Research on Poverty