A Roadmap to Restore Rights and Status After Arrest or Conviction

Between 2012 and 2014, NACDL’s Task Force on Restoration of Rights and Status After Conviction embarked on a study of relief mechanisms available to those with a conviction on their record on the local, state and federal level. At an event at the Open Society Foundations in Washington, DC, NACDL released a major new report that comprehensively explored the stigma and policies relegating tens of millions of people in America to second-class status because of an arrest or conviction. [Released May 2014]

Reports on restoration of rights and the collateral consequences of an arrest or conviction.

NACDL web resources related to restoration of rights and the collateral consequences of an arrest or conviction.

NACDL's activities in support of Second Chance Month.

NACDL has undertaken an unprecedented and wide-ranging inquiry into how legal mechanisms for relief from the collateral consequences of conviction are actually working, in state and federal systems. NACDL's Task Force on Restoration of Rights and Status After Conviction has conducted a series of regional hearings (Chicago, Miami, Cleveland, San Francisco, Washington, D.C. and New York) to study state and federal relief mechanisms.

NACDL Task Force on Restoration of Rights and Status after Conviction Transcript Information. The following transcripts from six cities reflect the testimony of the over 150 witnesses who appeared at the hearings.

Promoting the Fair Administration of Criminal Justice: Across the Issues and Across the Country (Inside NACDL) Norman L. Reimer Inside NACDL November 2011 7 Earlier this fall, NACDL conducted a survey to assess the Association’s value to the national defense community. More than 1,800 members and

Resolution designating April 2017 as "Second Chance Month."

The March/April 2012 issue of the Reentry Advocate

Report on Redemption in an Era of Widespread Criminal Background Checks

Journal article on Redemption in the Presence of Widespread Criminal Background Checks

An open letter on the question of language from the Center for NuLeadership on Urban Solutions.

Federal clemency is in crisis. In response to that crisis, a remarkable bipartisan consensus has formed in support of systemic reform. This statement acknowledges that consensus, and lays out a framework for change. The reforms described here are achievable without significant congressional action, consistent with best practices in the states, and cost-effective. To summarize our conclusions, we urge that this administration take the clemency process out of the Department of Justice, create an independent and bipartisan Clemency Board that would report directly to the President, and establish a regular and systemic process for executive consideration of individual cases.

The primary goal of this manual is to assist attorneys who represent juveniles by providing an overview of issues that may impact them in their work. It should be noted that this manual is meant to be an overview, and although it is comprehensive, it is not all-inclusive.

The purpose of the Florida Juvenile Collateral Consequences Checklist is to provide attorneys, judges, and other juvenile justice professionals with the most current information available on the immediate and long term consequences of juvenile adjudications of delinquency. It is the responsibility of defense attorneys to explain to the clients and their families the consequences of delinquency court prior to proceeding with consent decrees, adjudicatory hearings or admissions colloquies.