Post-Prison Barriers
Many people lose the right to do this after prison.
What is the right to vote?
It's legal to discriminate against people with this.
What is a criminal record?
This question appears on job applications.
What is "Have you been convicted of a crime?"
Punishment continues after prison through this system.
What is mass incarceration?
This college money can be denied after drug convictions.
What is federal student aid?
The EEOC says that with some exceptions, flat bans on jobs because people have this, is illegal.
What are criminal records?
Landlords can deny housing for this reason.
What is a criminal record?
This word describes lifelong second-class status.
What is caste?
This food program can be restricted.
What is SNAP (Food Stamps)?
This amendment ended slavery except for crime.
What is the 13th Amendment?
Restrictions excluding people with records can not only impact individuals, but also their what?
What is their families?
The system works as long-term control.
What is social control?
People can be denied this government housing.
What is public housing?
People can be denied jobs because of this.
What is a felony conviction?
Failure in finding this could result in more prison time.
What is finding a job?
This word describes how individuals go to prison for not being able to pay their debts.
What is Debtor's Prison?
This label follows someone for life.
What is felon?
A drug conviction can make someone ineligible for this type of financial college help.
What is federal student aid, student loans, or grants?
Being unable to find work or housing increases the chances a person will go back to prison, a cycle known as this.
What is recidivism?
What is race?