Staffing Industry Analysts: The business case for hiring candidates with justice-impacted backgrounds is strong, CWS 3.0 previously reported.

NBC4 Ohio: Numerous Ohio employers are embracing a trend that helps job fill positions in a shrinking workforce, by hiring formerly incarcerated individuals.

Axios 1 big thing: CEO Maha Jweied discusses how businesses can advance second chance hiring and how RBIJ assists employers in their inclusive hiring journeys.

HR Brew: This often untapped talent pool may offer HR the opportunity to fill open positions with eager and driven young talent.

Atlanta Journal-Constitution: A labor shortage offers a unique opportunity for employers and the formerly incarcerated.

Crain’s Cleveland Business: The greatest workforce disruption in generations has settled comfortably into Ohio.

In honor of Second Chance Month, here are eight compelling reasons, offered by employers who’ve found success through Second Chance Hiring, for why you should start welcoming individuals with criminal records into your workforce.

The Ladies of Hope Ministries: Join influential community leaders and Fair Chance Hiring advocates as we address employer barriers impacting women with a criminal background and explore avenues where key stakeholders can join forces to prepare returning citizens for viable employment opportunities.

CECP: RBIJ’s Director of Inclusive Hiring Caz Walcott spoke on a webinar, hosted by Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose, about how businesses can tap into new and diverse talent pools.

For our February Justice Champion Spotlight, we spoke with Muhammad Abdul-Hadi, Founder & Owner of Down North Pizza about how businesses can reduce recidivism through providing resources for reentry.

For our January Justice Champion Spotlight, we spoke with Zevin Asset Management President Sonia Kowal about how business leaders can create responsible investment.

We spoke with Tony Bedard, CEO of Workforce & Justice Alliance member Frontier Co-op, about how to create a more inclusive economy.

Walmart.org Center for Racial Equity has renewed its funding for the Unlock Potential (UP) program, a hiring program for at-risk youth.

GreenBiz: There are millions of unfilled positions open across the United States. By overlooking individuals with criminal records, businesses are ignoring a big pool of potential candidates.

We spoke with ReNForce’s Charlotte Garnes about reentry, occupational licensing reform, and how businesses can break down barriers facing formerly incarcerated individuals.

RBIJ’s Ashley Furst, Senior Program Manager for Employment Opportunities, highlights her new roadmap for Second Chance Hiring.

We spoke with Opportunity Oregon’s Nancy Pance about Second Chance Hiring, Clean Slate, and the importance of creating meaningful career opportunities.

We spoke with Jackie Huebbe, founder of Missouri-based SugarBot Sweet Shop, about her experience hiring and working with second chance employees and why she’s pushing for Clean Slate in Missouri.

Virgin Hotels and Burlington Stores are the two newest employers joining Unlock Potential, where they will use intentional hiring to prevent incarceration.

For our January Justice Champion Spotlight, we spoke with Flagger Force’s Shea Zwerver about the Workforce and Justice Alliance, the dignity of employment, and how she approaches workforce development.