Each year, approximately 650,000 people leave state and federal prisons and return to communities across the United States. Many face significant barriers to rebuilding their lives, including housing instability, unemployment, and social stigma.
Formerly incarcerated individuals are about 10 times more likely to experience homelessness than the general public. Research highlighted by the US Chamber of Commerce found that nearly six in 10 formerly incarcerated individuals experience unemployment during the first four years after release. Even college-educated men with criminal records receive job callbacks at half the rate of those without records.
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