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The Good Men Project Become a Premium Member We have pioneered the largest worldwide conversation about what it means to be a good man in the 21st century. Your support of our work is inspiring and invaluable. Why Giving Everyone a Second Chance Is Important Once someone is released from prison, the goal should be to keep them from ever going back.  Which crimes deserve to be punished by incarceration is a question that’s getting a lot of attention right now. And rightly so, as 2.3 million people are now living in America’s state and federal prison system. While reducing this number is...

Preventing and Removing Barriers to Housing Security for People With Criminal Convictions April 14, 2021, 9:01 am One in three people in the United States have a criminal record, meaning they are subjected to more than 44,000 associated legal sanctions. A criminal conviction can be a lifelong barrier to accessing services, employment, voting and civic engagement, and education and housing, as well as overall financial security for individuals and their families. The criminal legal system disproportionately affects communities of color, and Black people in particular, through more stops by po...

Vulnerable as well as a potential source of risk: fathers in the family justice system A research project has built a picture of fathers involved in multiple care proceedings as a group with histories of childhood adversity facing hardship in adulthood and striving to make changes in their lives April 6, 2021 in Children Photo: Fotolia andreaobzerova Georgia Phillip  A partnership between the University of East Anglia and Lancaster University has reported new evidence about fathers’ involvement in care and recurrent care proceedings in England. This is the first time any research team has ...

Apr 6, 2021 Testimony in support of HB 2684, relating to the expunction of arrest records and files and the issuance of orders of nondisclosure of criminal history record information for certain persons. Chair Collier and members of the committee, My name is Josiah Neeley. I am the Texas director of the R Street Institute, a center-right, free market think tank that supports limited effective government in many areas, including criminal justice reform. We support HB 2684. This is a straightforward piece of legislation that fixes a hole left in current law regarding expungement or non-disclosu...

Tuesday, January 26, 2021 Employers can expect an active 2021 Connecticut General Assembly since the 2020 legislative session was cut short. (The session lasted a little over a month before it was suspended on March 12, 2020, due to the pandemic and then officially adjourned on May 6, 2020.) This year’s session commenced on January 6, 2021, and it will adjourn on June 9, 2021. However, before the legislative session even started, Connecticut employers had to address a new 0.5 percent payroll deduction for employees to support the state’s Paid Family and Medical Leave Act program...