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Background checks could prevent housing for formerly incarcerated people

By Hicbd
Sun Feb 7 2021 9:29 am

"For many landlords and tenants, background checks are a normal part of the housing application process. However, for formerly incarcerated individuals, they are part of a system of discrimination that leads to homelessness, difficulty finding employment and recidivism (that is committing a crime after being released from incarceration)."

URL:
https://www.listingsproject.com/resources/article/how-background-checks-harm-formerly-incarcerated-people
https://equalrightscenter.org/criminal-record-disability-housing/

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Categories:
Public Housing Homelessness Renting Prison Recidivism / Future Crime / Ex-Offenders U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Prison Release Intellectual / Developmental / Mental Disabilities

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