RBIJ joined Fines and Fees Justice Center and Uber to host a panel discussion on the need to end debt-based driver’s license suspensions.

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.

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.

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.

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

For our monthly Justice Champion Spotlight, we spoke with Indeed’s Social Impact Manager Jonathan Gonzalez about inclusive hiring, creating opportunity, and why Indeed is working to pass Clean Slate.

For our Justice Champion Spotlight, we spoke with filmmaker Jia Wertz about telling justice stories and her experience making ‘Conviction’.

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

We spoke with Lord Dr. Hastings of Scarisbrick CBE about justice reform in the UK and his work to create a fair criminal record clearing system.

We spoke with RBIJ’s new Policy & Advocacy Director, Maggie O’Donnell, about her work across the country, the business case for justice reform, and what she’s looking forward to this summer.

On April 19 RBIJ was thrilled to bring together an incredible group of business leaders, parliamentarians and justice campaigners at the House of Lords to kick-off our support of the #FairChecks campaign. #FairChecks is a growing movement to reform the UK’s broken, ineffective and unfit-for-purpose criminal record check system.

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.

We spoke with RBIJ’s new Chief Communications Officer Ben Cumming about creating new narratives, the business case for reform, and what he would change about the justice system.

We spoke with RBIJ’s Chief External Affairs Officer, Lena Patel, about how businesses can drive reform, her background working to advance racial equity, and how to change the justice system in the UK.

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