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Description: Collateral Consequences of Criminal Conviction and Restoration of Rights: News, Commentary, and Tools

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The Collateral Consequences Resource Center is seeking an enterprising and committed individual with strong technical skills to serve as its Deputy Director.  The incumbent will work with the Executive Director in all aspects of CCRC’s program, and will have primary responsibility for maintaining the  Restoration of Rights Project  (RRP), including its various derivative reports for which CCRC is best known. The RRP is a unique national inventory of laws and practices relating to restoration of rights and c

In producing the annual reports on new legislation and issue-specific analyses of current trends, the Deputy Director will have an incomparable opportunity to guide the development of public policy in this important emerging area of the law.  The incumbent will participate in other aspects of CCRC’s work, including the development of policy on federal programs that support entrepreneurs with a criminal history, and will have opportunities to publish scholarly articles and participate in academic conferences

CCRC was established in 2014 to promote public engagement on the myriad issues raised by the collateral consequences of arrest or conviction.  It provides technical assistance to advocates and lawmakers in support of state reform efforts, participates in  court cases  challenging specific collateral consequences, and collaborates with other organizations in reporting on such issues as court debt as a barrier to record clearing and exclusion of convicted individuals from jury service. In addition to maintain

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