by sceateam | Oct 1, 2018 | Legislation, SCEA News
In this Facebook Live stream from The Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles at UCLA, our Executive Director, Dr. Erin Corbett, and other proponents of access and educational success explain how recent policy changes are making it harder for more students to...
by Erwin Hurst, Sr. | Oct 7, 2016 | Legislation
The U.S. Department of Education today urged America’s colleges and universities to remove barriers that can prevent the estimated 70 million citizens with criminal records from pursuing higher education, including considering the chilling effect of inquiring early in...
by Erwin Hurst, Sr. | Sep 12, 2016 | Legislation
The state’s efforts to keep nonviolent offenders from clogging state jails and prisons have reduced Connecticut’s inmate population to below 15,000 inmates, its lowest level in 20 years, the governor said. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy made the announcement on Friday morning...
by Erwin Hurst, Sr. | May 2, 2016 | Legislation
Every year, more than 600,000 people return to our communities after serving time in federal and state prisons, and another 11.4 million cycle though local jails. Research shows that economic opportunity, education, strong family bonds and civic engagement are the...