In the Media
At RBIJ we lift your voice. We recognize that when businesses speak, stakeholders listen. In addition to publishing in our own name, RBIJ works with businesses to amplify their impact through strategic communications. Take a look at some of our recent media.
How and Why Organizations Can Engage in Second Chance Hiring
PR News: April is Second Chance Month in the United States. This is a nationwide effort to drive awareness of the significant barriers faced by those with criminal convictions when it comes to employment, housing and education.
Opinion: Criminal justice reform can help solve Illinois’ workforce shortage
Crain’s Chicago Business: Small businesses across Illinois continue to face challenges hiring and retaining a ready workforce.
The Business Case for Second Chances
Triple Pundit: Second Chance Month is observed nationally every April, with successive White House proclamations over the past six years. So, what are second chance hiring, housing and finance policies, and why are they necessary?
The UK’s criminal records system is failing us all
Financial Times: The UK currently has more than a million job vacancies. And while ministers scramble to plug this gap, there is a common sense solution staring them in the face.
300,000 people could have criminal records sealed under Oregon ‘Clean Slate’ bill
Oregon Live: Thirteen years ago, Nancy Pance walked out of Coffee Creek Correctional Facility with $250, a flip phone and prison-issued gray sweatpants. She had just served three years of a six-year sentence for second-degree robbery and drug possession convictions.