I examine housing instability among individuals with a felony conviction but no incarceration history relative to formerly incarcerated individuals as a means of separating the effect of felon status from that o
Criminal case of Hubbell; Federal and state careers and opportunities which bar former convicts from receiving employment; Problems faced by convicted illegal drug users; Statistics on the number of drug users in prison; Efforts of the U.S. Justice Department to help former convicts reenter society...
During his trial in 1988 (Belfast Telegraph 21.9.88) it was indicated that his age was 33 and that he had been released early in June 1986 after a previous conviction (see above), that he claimed he had transported the bomb under duress and (it was offered as mitigating circumstances in ...
“Every year, close to six hundred thousand inmates are released from state and federal prisons around the country. According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, two-thirds of former convicts commit new crimes and one-half are re-incarcerated within three years of being released from prison” ...
The terms felon and prisoner refer to conviction and incarceration status rather than criminal behavior. These estimates are thus a reflection of a rising punishment rate, even as crime rates have declined (see, e.g., Uggen and McElrath 2013). Our estimates by race should not be interpreted...
Conviction of a felony can lead to losing voting rights, employment difficulties, and other long-lasting repercussions, whereas misdemeanors typically result in less severe long-term effects. 15 The procedures and rights available to defendants in felony cases can be more extensive, including the ...