Research

Michiganders with criminal records often face barriers to securing jobs or other opportunities even long after their sentence is served. This is both a challenge to racial equity efforts—especially for Black men, who are more likely to be sentenced and incarcerated than others—and limits former offenders’ ability to contribute economically to...

One takeaway from the League’s Policy Forum series this year was a call to be attentive to how policy can have inequitable impacts on different people. The effect of a policy might vary wildly based on factors like their race or income, and local leaders need to carefully consider these...