Colorado Newsline: Professional restrictions prevent nearly 2 million people from entering the workforce.

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.

Empower Missouri: One in three Americans is burdened by some form of an old criminal record. Last week marked the start of Second Chance Month, during which we recognize the critical need to address the barriers that continue to face these 70 million people – sometimes, long after they are released. 

St. Louis Post-Dispatch: The bills that pass through our state’s legislature will have a huge impact on Missourians across the state — and on my business.

KMOV: KMOV’s First Alert 4 profiled Jackie Huebbe, a member of RBIJ’s Workforce & Justice Alliance, as she highlighted why business leaders are pushing for Clean Slate in Missouri.

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.

Boston Globe: Massachusetts is lagging and should join other states that have enacted “clean slate” automated record-sealing laws.

Baltimore Post-Examiner: In Maryland, nearly one million adults have a criminal record. That’s approximately 2 out of every 10 adults in the state, according to The Clean Slate Initiative.

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.

The Clean Slate Initiative: Joining the 13 original states is one thing, but becoming the 13th Clean Slate state would be a different kind of revolution for Maryland.

The Examiner: Tom Lesnak, president and CEO of the Independence Chamber of Commerce, highlighted the Chamber’s ongoing support for Clean Slate in Missouri.

The Journal Times: Sarah Best, CEO of Sarah Best Strategies, explained why she supports ending juvenile life without parole (JLWOP) sentencing and why businesses should get involved.

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

The Responsible Business Initiative for Justice (RBIJ) today announced the addition of four leaders in justice system reform and workforce inclusivity to its Advisory Council.

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

RBIJ sat down with Jordan Brand Advisory Board Chairman Larry Miller to discuss the impact of a criminal record on employment and how business leaders can create meaningful change.

PennLive: Pennsylvania’s labor shortage impacts businesses both large and small. This is due in part to employers not considering hundreds of thousands of qualified candidates simply because they have a criminal record.

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.