The Collateral Effects of Imprisonment on Prisoners, Their Families, and Communities

Ewald, Alec C.; Uggen, Christopher

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“…Nevertheless, people convicted of felonies face more substantial and frequently permanent consequences (Ewald and Uggen 2012; Travis 2005; Uggen and Stewart 2015). A felony is a broad categorization, encompassing everything from marijuana possession to homicide.…”

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“…Contact with the criminal justice system incurs substantial social and demographic consequences, including restrictions on employment, housing, voting, and welfare receipt, as well as long-term effects on physical and mental health (Ewald and Uggen 2012; Massoglia 2008; Schnittker and John 2007). Because these effects are concentrated racially and geographically (Clear 2007; Pettit 2012;Western 2006), we present estimates by race (African American) and use geographic information system (GIS) visualization techniques to illustrate the variation across space and time in these populations.…”

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The Growth, Scope, and Spatial Distribution of People With Felony Records in the United States, 1948–2010

Shannon¹,

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The steep rise in U.S. criminal punishment in recent decades has spurred scholarship on the collateral consequences of imprisonment for individuals, families, and communities. Several excellent studies have estimated the number of people who have been incarcerated and the collateral consequences they face, but far less is known about the size and scope of the total U.S. population with felony convictions beyond prison walls, including those who serve their sentences on probation or in jail. This article develops state-level estimates based on demographic life tables and extends previous national estimates of the number of people with felony convictions to 2010. We estimate that 3 % of the total U.S. adult population and 15 % of the African American adult male population has ever been to prison; people with felony convictions account for 8 % of all adults and 33 % of the African American adult male population. We discuss the far-reaching consequences of the spatial concentration and immense growth of these groups since 1980.

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The Growth, Scope, and Spatial Distribution of People With Felony Records in the United States, 1948–2010

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“…Licensing restrictions impact ex-offenders' ability to drive, particularly if they were convicted of drug felonies (Ewald and Uggen, 2012). When asked why he got his record cleared, Antonio (a 30-year-old, educated, employed, married, Chicano father of one child) simply said: ''To get my license.…”

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“…A criminal record constitutes a ''civil death'' in the United States of America, substantially diminishing a person's opportunities to vote, serve on a jury, obtain employment, and access student loans, subsidized housing, and public benefits (Brown, 2011;Delgado, 2012;Ewald and Uggen, 2012;Geffen and Letze, 2004;Holzer et al, 2003Holzer et al, , 2004Jacobs, 2015;Travis et al, 2014). The American Bar Association has identified more than 38,000 collateral consequences 1 of criminal convictions in the United States (ACLU et al, 2012).…”

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“…As of 2014, over 100 million people in the United States had a criminal record (Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2015). Using more conservative estimates, Rodriguez and Emsellem (2011) place the number of adults holding a criminal record in America at 65 million, or onethird of the adult population (Ewald and Uggen, 2012). The collateral consequences of a criminal past attach not only to persons with felony convictions, but also to persons convicted of misdemeanors, even if no jail time was served (Berson, 2013;Jacobs, 2015;Travis et al, 2014).…”

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Erasing the mark of a criminal past: Ex-offenders’ expectations and experiences with record clearance

Adams

Chen

Chapman

2016

Punishment & Society

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Through the process of record clearance, individuals can have certain minor convictions removed from their criminal records or designated as expunged. This study analyzes data gathered from semi-structured interviews with 40 persons with past criminal convictions to examine the expectations of individuals who seek record clearance and the extent to which completion of the process facilitates efforts to reintegrate into society and desist from crime. The analysis finds that record clearance benefits exoffenders through external effects, such as the reduction of barriers to employment, and internal processes, such as the facilitation of cognitive transformation and the affirmation of a new identity. These benefits accrue from both the outcomes of the record clearance process and from the process itself. Increased availability of inexpensive or free opportunities for expungement can contribute to more successful reintegration of persons with criminal convictions into the workforce, families, and communities. Not only would this improve quality of life for the ex-offenders, but it could also increase public safety and reduce public spending.

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Fines, Fees, and Families: Monetary Sanctions As Stigmatized Intergenerational Exchange

Horowitz,

Larson,

Stewart

et al. 2024

The Sociological Quarterly

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The Collateral Effects of Imprisonment on Prisoners, Their Families, and Communities

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The Growth, Scope, and Spatial Distribution of People With Felony Records in the United States, 1948–2010

The Growth, Scope, and Spatial Distribution of People With Felony Records in the United States, 1948–2010

Erasing the mark of a criminal past: Ex-offenders’ expectations and experiences with record clearance

Fines, Fees, and Families: Monetary Sanctions As Stigmatized Intergenerational Exchange

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