Lawyer Monthly hears from Marjorie Mesidor and Darnisha Lewis-Bonilla at Phillips & Associates, who dissect the employability rights afforded to those with a criminal record, both in New York and the US more widely.
One in every three US adults has a criminal record. There are 2.3 million people in prison in the US, a 500% increase over the last four decades. 27% of ex-convicts in the US are unemployed. In addition, statistics show the disproportional impact the criminal justice system has on people of colour. The University of South Carolina put together a study with the data from a 16-year US Bureau of Labor Statistics survey to look at US crime statistics. The research showed that almost half of Black American males (49%) were arrested at least once before their 23rd birthday. In comparison, this number was 40% for white males and 44% for Hispanic males.
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