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"Michigan to be sixth state with automatic conviction relief," by CCRC Staff, Collateral Consequences Resource Center, September 30, 2020
"Pardon policy & practice: A national survey," by CCRC Staff, Collateral Consequences Resource Center, August 19, 2020
"The Purgatory of Digital Punishment," by Sarah Lageson, Collateral Consequences Resource Center, August 17, 2020
"Nearly 200 Pardons Languish On Pennsylvania Governor’s Desk," by Joshua Vaughn, The Appeal, August 17, 2020
"Virus, Fees Hinder Drive to Register Florida Felons to Vote," by Terry Spencer, Daily Business Review, August 17, 2020
"Since 2016, 11 states and D.C. have expanded voting rights for the currently and formerly incarcerated," by Brittany Renee Mayes and Kate Rabinowitz, Washington Post, August 12, 2020
"Fair chance employment and occupational licensing: A national survey," by CCRC Staff, Collateral Consequences Resource Center, August 06, 2020
"Governor Acts To Restore Voting Rights To Iowans With Felony Convictions," by Katarina Sostaric, NPR, August 05, 2020
"CCRC urges 11th Circuit to uphold Florida felony voting decision," by Margaret Love and David Schlussel, Collateral Consequences Resource Center, August 04, 2020
"The Clean Slate Initiative works to advance automated record clearance," by CCRC Staff, Collateral Consequences Resource Center, August 03, 2020
"Who Must Pay to Regain the Vote? A 50-State Survey," by CCRC Staff, Collateral Consequences Resource Center, July 29, 2020
"Opinion: Michigan needs occupational licensing reform," by Nick Sibilla, The Detroit News, July 26, 2020
"It’s long past time to let incarcerated citizens vote," by Lucy Lang, Washington Post, July 22, 2020
"The Last-Ditch Effort to Stop Florida’s Century-Old Campaign of Racist Disenfranchisement," by Abigail Weinberg, Mother Jones, July 21, 2020
"People released from jail deserve better," by Phillip A. Jackson, New York Daily News, July 21, 2020
