Opinion: Change on applications would open education to those who need it most Elizabeth Cordova FacebookTwitterEmail The Capitol building in HartfordChristian Abraham / Hearst Connecticut Media “So pervasive is the racial inequality in the criminal justice system, it is impossible for the inquiry and usage of criminal justice information in college applications to be a race-neutral practice.” So states a joint report between the Justice Impact Movement and Yale College Council. People with a history of system involvement are three times less likely to finish a college application after starting than those without, all because of a single question asking about their past.