The Columbus Dispatch: Business like mine face challenges finding workers. Debt shouldn’t keep Ohians from work.

Phil Petrilli, CEO of Hot Chicken Takeover writes why debt-based driver’s license reform is important for local businesses and Ohio’s economy.

Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Embracing second chances is a win-win for Georgians and businesses

Tye Darland, Executive Vice President of Georgia Pacific, shares how fair chance hiring has helped the company strengthen their workforce across the Peach State.

Council on Criminal Justice: UpClose with Maha Jweied [VIDEO]

RBIJ CEO Maha Jweied reflects on her work on a pro bono juvenile death penalty case and how her early experiences, personal values, and faith led her to a career in public service.

Virgin Unite: Making second chances real

Virgin Unite highlighted the work that their partners across the business and advocacy communities — including RBIJ — are doing to advance meaningful second chances for individuals impacted by the justice system.

The Independent: Will a state supreme court challenge end California’s ‘racist’ record-setting death row for good?

As part of their partnership with RBIJ’s #BizVsDP campaign, The Independent covered the case against the death penalty in California.

Crain’s Cleveland Business: It's time to rethink an outdated hiring process

Marvin Figaro, director of DEI Strategic Partnerships at Kelly Services, shared how expanding equitable hiring practices can benefit businesses and advance employers’ DEI efforts.

Daily Sentinel: Clean Slate was a step forward. Now it's time to finish the job.

Kobeyo CEO Bryant Dulin — who previously backed automatic record sealing efforts in Colorado — reiterated the need for automatic record sealing within the state.

The Oklahoman: Hiring individuals returning from incarceration can address the ongoing labor shortage

Oklahoma Secretary of Public Safety Tricia Everest explained how second chance hiring can serve as both as a talent acquisition strategy and a key method for advancing public safety.

Colorado Newsline: Occupational licensing reform will expand Colorado’s workforce

R&R Head Labs CEO James Repenning noted the obstacles to accessing occupational licensure that often face individuals with old criminal records, highlighting the importance of reform legislation to create real opportunities.

The Ladies of Hope Ministries: Pathways 4 Equity Business Roundtable [VIDEO]

RBIJ’s Director of Inclusive Hiring Caz Walcott spoke on a panel organized by The Ladies of Hope Ministries about the role of employers in advancing Fair Chance Hiring practices.

Empower Missouri: The Business Case for Clean Slate in Missouri

RBIJ’s Director of Policy & Advocacy Maggie O’Donnell explained why employers are backing automatic record sealing in Missouri, and how businesses can get involved in critical advocacy efforts.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch: I’m a Missouri business owner. I support a Clean Slate.

Jackie Huebbe, founder of Workforce & Justice Alliance member Sugar Bot Sweet Shop, shares her support for automatic record sealing in Missouri.

KMOV: Missouri to push for Clean Slate Bill [VIDEO]

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: Strategy & Impact: The Justice-Impacted Workforce & the Opportunity for an Inclusive Talent Pipeline [VIDEO]

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.

The Boston Globe: Letter to the Editor: Persuasive moral and economic case can be made for sealing records

RBIJ CEO Maha Jweied penned a Letter to the Editor on the case for Clean Slate in Massachusetts and how the commonwealth’s businesses would benefit from automatic record sealing.

Baltimore Post-Examiner: Clean Slate Legislation is Key to Removing Barriers to Employment and Strengthening Communities

Mike Doner, CEO of Workforce & Justice Alliance member Flagger Force, wrote in support of Clean Slate Maryland, highlighting the role of record sealing in creating opportunities.

Second Chance Hiring Spotlight: Larry Miller, Jordan Brand Advisory Board [VIDEO]

RBIJ spoke with Larry Miller, Chairman of the Jordan Brand Advisory Board, about his own experience finding second-chance employment and the role businesses have to play.

The Clean Slate Initiative: Blog: Clean Slate Campaign in Maryland Hits the Ground Running

The Clean Slate Initiative Campaign Strategist Ryan Ewing penned a blog on the official launch of the Clean Slate campaign in Maryland, an effort backed by RBIJ and by local businesses within the state.

The Examiner: Missouri’s employers need a Clean Slate

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: Ending JLWOP would bring justice to Wisconsin

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

CBC: Firm with Quebec ties makes mask to be used in U.S. prisoner execution

RBIJ noted the international concerns by business leaders that their equipment might be used in ongoing U.S. executions.

MLive: U.N. experts warn Alabama against nitrogen gas execution

RBIJ’s CEO Maha Jweied joins supporters, advocates, and U.N. experts in condemning Alabama’s plan to use nitrogen hypoxia in executions.

PennLive: If more companies hired people with criminal records, it could solve the labor shortage

Indeed’s Abbey Carlton explains why states must expand Clean Slate legislation.

Virgin: A world without the death penalty is a better world

Sir Richard Branson writes about the reasons to abolish the death penalty and his advocacy work, including the Business Leaders Against the Death Penalty campaign.

The Times-Picayune: Vatican calls on Gov. John Bel Edwards to spare Louisiana death row prisoners' lives

Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, president of the Vatican’s Pontifical Academy of Life, sent a letter to the governor reminding him that the Catholic Church believes the death penalty is unethical.

Better Than We Found It: Lena Patel

RBIJ Deputy CEO Lena Patel joins the Better Than We Found It podcast for a discussion on the role businesses play in enabling change.

CNN: My country abolished the death penalty. So can yours

The former President of Mongolia, Elbegdorj Tsakhia, on why countries must take action to end capital punishment.

GreenBiz: Why JPMorgan, Delta and Frontier Co-op support ‘second chance’ hiring

GreenBiz discusses Second Chance hiring programs at JPMorgan, Delta, and Frontier Co-op. RBIJ and the Unlock Potential program are discussed as well.

Georgia Justice Project: Georgia forfeits essential workers because of outdated licensing law

This Occupational License Booklet from the Georgia Justice Project discusses law SB 157 and how it can help with the labor shortage.

Diversity Network: How to attract a wider talent pool

RBIJ Deputy CEO Lena Patel spoke on a webinar panel about attracting a wider talent pool to organizations.

Capital Punishment Justice Project: Joint call for Singapore to halt executions immediately

The Capital Punishment Justice Project put out a joint statement with other human rights organizations calling for Singapore to halt their executions.

HR Leaders Podcast: The JEDI Initiative: A New Standard Of DE&I In Hospitality

The Corporate Director of People at Virgin Hotels, Sarah Brown, discusses their DE&I initiatives and programs at Virgin.

DCEO Magazine: Why Criminal Justice Reform Is Becoming a Corporate Priority

Local and national businesses discuss their experience in Second Chance hiring practices. RBIJ contributed to the data used on Second Chance hiring.

Atlanta Journal-Constitution: After prison, they need jobs. Their pasts remain a barrier

Bipartisan coalition works with business leaders and activists to propose removing barriers to employment to help with Georgia’s labor shortage.

SHRM: Employers, Congress Advocate for Second-Chance Hiring

WJA Founder MOD Pizza and JP Morgan discuss their support for the Bipartisan Second Chance Task Force in Congress.

CNN: Singapore executes first woman in nearly two decades for drug trafficking

Heather Chen spoke with RBIJ founder Celia Ouellette about the execution of Saridewi Djamani, the first woman executed in Singapore in nearly two decades.

The Times: Our criminal record disclosure system is unnecessary and unfair

Penelope Gibbs wrote about the case for reforming the UK’s unfair criminal record system, and the impact #FairChecks would have on the workforce and the economy in the UK.

The Oklahoman: Oklahomans, do you want to be known on the global stage for a broken justice system?

Led by #BizVsDP founder Richard Branson, business leaders from around the globe wrote in support of Richard Glossip’s innocence case, calling on clemency in Oklahoma.

Penn Capital-Star: Expanding clean slate creates real second chances, alleviates workforce shortages

Alex Halper, Vice President of Government Affairs at the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry, penned an op-ed in support of Pennsylvania’s proposed expansion of Clean Slate.

Press Release: Reps. Blunt Rochester, Mace Introduce Bipartisan Clean Slate Act

Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester issued a press release upon the introduction of the Bipartisan Clean Slate Act, citing support from organizations across the country including business leaders and RBIJ.

HR Brew: How MOD Pizza is removing barriers to employment

HR Brew covered MOD Pizza’s work on removing barriers to employment for justice-impacted individuals, including their work with RBIJ’s Workforce & Justice Alliance to drive policy change across the country.

Arnold Ventures: Statement from Arnold Ventures’ Carson Whitelemons following approval of Clean Slate expansion by the Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee

Arnold Ventures’ Carson Whitelemons released a statement on Clean Slate in Pennsylvania, citing their advocacy work with RBIJ on the state-level campaign.

TriplePundit: New Roadmap Aims to Drive Second Chance Hiring in the U.S.

Mary Mazzoni covered the launch of RBIJ’s Second Chance Hiring “roadmap”, supported my Arnold Ventures, which identifies strategies for driving the employment of justice-involved individuals.

The I Paper: The public is tired of ‘tough on crime’ rhetoric – so why do politicians persist with it?

RBIJ’s Ashish Prashar wrote in The I Paper about the need for us to resist and do away with tough-on-crime policy responses that only fear monger and do nothing to make us safer.

PR News: How and Why Organizations Can Engage in Second Chance Hiring

RBIJ’s Ben Cumming penned an op-ed on the business case for Second Chance Hiring, and how employers can use meaningful career pathways to create change.

TriplePundit: Companies Leading the Way on Second Chance Hiring

TriplePundit profiled companies that are using hiring to create meaningful second chances, highlighting RBIJ’s Workforce & Justice Alliance as an example of an initiative through which businesses can create change.

Fox43: Why Pa. Clean Slate law could extend to felonies

Fox43 covered the business case for expanding automatic record sealing in Pennsylvania, noting engagement from RBIJ partners like the Chamber of Commerce.

PR News: Data, Storytelling and Diverse Voices Help Streamline Advocacy Efforts

RBIJ’s Abby Diebold spoke with PR News about the role of new and diverse voices — including businesses and their leaders — in creating and driving new narratives around advocacy and reform.

TriplePundit: The Business Case for Second Chances

TriplePundit’s Mary Mazzoni highlighted the business case for hiring justice-impacted talent, emphasizing the role of initiatives like RBIJ’s Workforce & Justice Alliance in creating meaningful reform.

MIT Sloan Management Review: Unlocking the Potential of Justice-Impacted Talent

RBIJ’s Ben Cumming penned a piece for the MIT Sloan Management Review on how businesses can use Second Chance Hiring to address the labor shortage and strengthen the economy.

Arnold Ventures: A Growing Movement to Give People With Arrest or Conviction Records a Second Chance

RBIJ contributed to an article with Arnold Ventures on how organizations across the country are using hiring to drive change for individuals with old criminal records.

The Financial Times: The UK’s criminal records system is failing us all

Lord Michael Hastings penned an op-ed for The Financial Times on how, by expanding the sealing of old criminal records, the #FairChecks campaign would benefit communities and businesses across the U.K.

State Affairs: It’s time for Georgia to create real second chances

ReNForce founder Charlotte Garnes explained how reforming access to occupational licensing will benefit businesses and employees across Georgia.

The Financial Times: A joint letter ahead of Mother's Day

RBIJ helped place an open letter, authored by Criminal Justice Alliance Director Nina Champion, Prison Advice and Care Trust CEO Ellen Green, and Women In Prison CEO Sonya Ruparel on supporting incarcerated mothers.

CNN: The tragedy when parents are incarcerated

RBIJ Advisory Council Member Ashish Prashar wrote for CNN about the crisis of parental incarceration in the United States and the damage done to children when their parents are sent to prison.

The Oregonian: 300,000 people could have criminal records sealed under Oregon ‘Clean Slate’ bill

Three business leaders testified at a hearing on Oregon’s proposed automatic record sealing bill, making the case for the legislation as a key solution to the labor shortage.

The Arizona Republic: Pausing executions is a good start. Now Gov. Katie Hobbs must ban them.

As part of the #BizVsDP campaign, Televerde’s Michelle Cirocco wrote for the Arizona Republic about Governor Hobbs’ executive action to suspend executions, and the need for the entire country to end the practice.

Black Enterprise: This Black Woman CEO is Working to Fix the Prison System

Black Enterprise profiled Persevere CEO Alissa Malone, highlighting her work on initiatives like Unlock Potential to prevent incarceration.

The Death Penalty Information Center: Tennessee Business Leader Underscores Problems with the Death Penalty

The Death Penalty Information Center highlighted Mac Bartine’s op-ed in The Tennessean calling for the end to capital punishment in the state and across the country.

The Tennessean: Tennessee’s death penalty problems don’t end at lethal injection

SmartRia CEO Mac Bartine wrote why — in light of a report showing tremendous problems with the process in the state — Tennessee needs to abolish the death penalty.

The Independent: The radical US policy that could save Rishi Sunak – and the British economy

RBIJ Advisory Council member Ashish Prashar penned an op-ed advocating for the passage of ‘Clean Slate’ in the UK to benefit individuals with old criminal records.

TriplePundit: This Nonprofit Provides Tech Training to Incarcerated People So They Have a Better Shot at a Job When They're Released

TriplePundit’s Gary Frank wrote about how organizations like Persevere, and programs like the Unlock Potential partnership with RBIJ, can have an impact on individuals returning from or at risk of ending up incarcerated.

3BL CSRWire: Six New Companies Join Workforce and Justice Alliance

US Rubber, Flagger Force, Corrisoft, I Have A Bean, AVAAS Career Academy, and Crewz join a growing group committed to leveraging their platforms to advance systemic change in the justice system through the WJA.

Atlanta Tribune: Georgia Small Businesses Support Criminal Justice Reforms to Address Workforce Challenges

Small Business Majority conducted polling, supported by RBIJ, showing overwhelming support for policies like Clean Slate among Georgia’s business community.

SOCAP 22: How Fair Chance Hiring Benefits Business and Society

RBIJ’s Maha Jweied spoke at the annual SOCAP conference about how second-chance employment and other fair-chance hiring practices can support both businesses and communities.

The Independent: Missouri carries out first execution of openly transgender inmate for 2003 murder

The Independent’s Josh Marcus reported on Missouri’s execution of Amber McLaughlin, their first ever of an openly transgender person.

The Guardian: Public life needs people of humanity and vision. Matt Hancock was not one of them.

RBIJ’s Ashish Prashar wrote for The Guardian about the need for humanity, vision, and compassion for ex-offenders in public policy, and why the UK’s Matt Hancock failed on all three.

Crain’s Cleveland Business: Ohio’s death penalty is bad for business

CleanTurn’s John Rush wrote about the business case for death penalty abolition in Ohio, and why continuing to use capital punishment hurts the state economically.

Project Management Institute: Top 10 Most Influential Projects by Industry

Unlock Potential was named one of the Top 10 Most Influential Projects for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion by Project Management Institute, recognizing the role of intentional hiring in building diverse leadership pipelines.

The Independent: Why Oklahoma has delayed Richard Glossip’s execution seven times

As part of their partnership with #BizVsDP, The Independent detailed the state’s numerous attempts — and repeated failures — to execute Richard Glossip, whose innocence case continues to have broad support.

CommPro: How Purpose Communications Can Nurture Employee Loyalty

RBIJ’s Ben Cumming spoke at Ragan’s 2022 Future of Communications Conference about the role purpose communications plays in creating a strong workforce and building employee loyalty.

The Denver Post: Classical group pairs with people who served prison time to create music exploring incarceration, rehabilitation, hope

RBIJ’s Ashley Furst spoke at The Lived Experience concert in Aurora, Colorado, sharing her own perspective on returning from incarceration and how her work supports other returning individuals.

Jefferson City News Tribune: Missouri’s expungement gap leaves people with criminal records

RBIJ is part of a coalition leading the effort to pass automatic record sealing in Missouri, which would expand opportunities for tens of thousands of individuals within the state.

Puget Sound Business Journal: Employers must break down barriers for justice-involved individuals

MOD Pizza CEO Scott Svenson penned an op-ed on how employers can use both hiring and policy change — through initiatives like the Workforce and Justice Alliance — to support individuals with criminal records.

Ragan: How purpose communications can nurture employee loyalty

RBIJ’s Communications Director, Ben Cumming, spoke at Ragan Communications’ annual conference about the role of purpose-driven communications in both advancing critical priorities and supporting a positive company culture.

PRDaily: Ragan honors the 2022 PR Daily Awards in New York City: list of winners

RBIJ earned an honorable mention for Best Corporate PR Team from Ragan Communications for our work leveraging business voices to drive new narratives around criminal justice reform.

Bloomberg: Businesses Form Workforce and Justice Alliance To Drive Reform

Eight companies have joined together to launch the Workforce and Justice Alliance, a groundbreaking coalition of businesses dedicated to using their platforms to drive real change on criminal justice reform.

Small Business Majority: Small Businesses Find Solutions to Workforce Challenges in Criminal Justice Reform

In support of RBIJ’s new Workforce and Justice Alliance, Small Business Majority polled business leaders across the country about how criminal justice reform can expand the workforce and strengthen the economy.

3BL CSRWire: Greyston Bakery Joins Groundbreaking Walmart-Funded Employment Program As It Announces Locations and Partners

Greyston Bakery is the newest company joining Unlock Potential, where they will use hiring to create career pathways for young adults most at-risk of incarceration. Greyston joins American Family Insurance, Ben & Jerry’s, Delta, and Sam’s Club as part of the program’s pilot.

The St. Louis American: You don't know what you don't know

RBIJ’s Ashley Furst joined Delta Air Lines for a panel at the Congressional Black Caucus Legislative Conference on how corporate partnerships can advance racial equity.

The Oklahoman: Oklahoma executes mentally ill man who killed his 9-month-old-daughter

Oklahoma executed Benjamin Cole, the state’s sixth execution since the state restarted killings in 2021, after the Supreme Court denied a last-minute appeal.

Fast Company: Ohio is close to abolishing the death penalty. Here’s why businesses should help

As part of the #BizVsDP campaign, business leader Paul Polman penned an op-ed calling on corporate leaders to step in and support the abolition of the death penalty around the globe.

The Washington Informer: Delta Participates in the 51st Annual Legislative Conference of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation

RBIJ’s Ashley Furst joined Delta Air Lines for a panel at the Congressional Black Caucus Legislative Forum on how corporate partnerships, including the RBIJ-led Unlock Potential, can help drive racial equity and create meaningful career opportunities.

Yahoo News: Supreme Court hears plea from death row inmate Rodney Reed

The Supreme Court heard a plea from death row inmate Rodney Reed, who argued that he had been convicted of killing a white woman by an all-white jury in Texas and is seeking DNA evidence to overturn his conviction.

HR Brew: Why second-chance hires can be a vital resource for employers

HR Brew’s Sam Blum interviewed RBIJ’s Ashley Furst and second-chance hirers around the country about how the justice-impacted workforce has been an asset for their companies and the importance of expanding second-chance hiring efforts around the country.

The Independent: How Biden’s marijuana pardons could change thousands of lives

RBIJ’s Jamira Burley spoke with The Independent about the impact of pardons and record sealing on the workforce, and what President Biden’s massive marijuana expungement means for the future of the workforce.

WorkLife: Can second-chance hiring help fill the millions of vacant jobs?

WorkLife spoke with RBIJ about how businesses can use second-chance hiring to address the labor shortage, while advancing equity in the process.

Workology Podcast: Tapping Into the Existing Potential of Young People for Social Justice With Dr. Marvin Carr and Tiesa Leggett

RBIJ and Walmart’s Dr. Marvin Carr joined the Workology podcast to discuss how creating meaningful career opportunities for young adults can support companies and build the talent pipeline.

PennLive: PennLive Letters - Support House Bill 1826

Flagger Force’s Mike Doner, a prominent second-chance hirer, wrote to PennLive about how expanding automatic record sealing in Pennsylvania would support employers across the Commonwealth.

The Independent: How a note hidden in dusty files for 18 years could stop the execution of Richard Glossip

Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip’s legal team has discovered new documents that could help prove his innocence, reports The Independent’s Josh Marcus.

Yahoo News: A British citizen is about to be executed in the US. Liz Truss won’t intervene.

UK Human Rights Lawyer Clive Stafford Smith penned an op-ed on British Prime Minister Liz Truss’ responsibility to weigh in on the scheduled execution of British citizen Kris Maharaj.

Association for Talent Development: A Fresh Start for Workers With a Criminal History

Patty Gaul reports on how automatic record sealing, supported by RBIJ and business across the country, can help create meaningful employment opportunities for individuals with old criminal records.

The Independent: Court orders Alabama to preserve evidence after ‘Kafkaesque’ botched midnight execution

Alabama botched a late-night attempted execution — their third failure since 2018 — leading a federal Court to order the state to preserve all evidence pending further investigation.

TribLive: Letter to the editor - Former inmates deserve second chances

Flagger Force’s Mike Doner writes in support of expanding automatic record sealing in Pennsylvania and shares why Flagger Force has prioritized second-chance hiring.

The Independent: Oklahoma denies clemency for severely mentally ill death row inmate barricaded in his cell

Oklahoma’s Pardon and Parole Board voted against recommending clemency to a 57-year-old death row inmate despite arguments that the man is severely mentally ill, reports Josh Marcus.

Yahoo News: Alabama suspends execution after inmate demands novel way to die

A federal court ruled that Alabama cannot execute a death row prisoner via lethal injection after he requested to be killed with nitrogen hypoxia, writes Josh Marcus.

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Mike Doner - Not hiring the formerly incarcerated hurts them and costs everyone

Flagger Force President and CEO Mike Doner shares why the company is a second-chance hirer and how creating employment opportunities for the formerly-incarcerated can support everyone in a community.

The Philadelphia Inquirer: Clean Slate can give Pennsylvanians a second chance

Wash Cycle Laundry founder and CEO Gabriel Mandujano writes for The Inquirer about how Clean Slate can gives Pennsylvanians across the Commonwealth a real opportunity to succeed.

The Independent: The death row inmate whose conviction looks so shaky even Oklahoma Republicans are fighting to save him

The case for innocence for Richard Glossip is so strong, individuals across the country — including a majority of the state legislature — have called for a new trial.

The Global Herald: To truly reform the criminal justice system, we must look at what happens after prison

The Independent, the official media partner of the American Workforce and Justice Summit 2022, produced a video on the lasting impacts of incarceration.

The Independent: The fight to end juvenile life sentences without parole – which only happen in America

America is the only country that routinely sentences individuals under the age of 18 to die in prison — The Independent’s Josh Marcus explores why that is, and the push to change it.

Yahoo News: Critics call for investigation into ‘abhorrent’ three-hour Alabama execution

As part of their partnership with RBIJ, The Independent’s Josh Marcus covers the criticism of last month’s execution of Joe Nathan James, Jr., which lasted more than three hours.

3BL Media: First Look at the 3BL Forum's Main Stage

RBIJ will take the main stage at 3BL Forum’s Brands Taking Stands event in October for a conversation about how companies can drive equity and inclusive change.

Real Leaders: Businesses Can Fight for Justice — this Nonprofit Shows How

RBIJ’s Ben Cumming wrote for Real Leaders about how businesses can drive change on criminal justice reform, and why the path to meaningful legislation often runs through the corporate community.

Real Leaders: Businesses Can Fight for Justice — this Nonprofit Shows How

RBIJ’s Ben Cumming wrote for Real Leaders about how businesses can drive change on criminal justice reform, and why the path to meaningful legislation often runs through the corporate community.

Yahoo Finance: Sam's Club joins Walmart-funded youth hiring program to prevent the cycle of incarceration

Sam’s Club is the newest business joining Unlock Potential, RBIJ’s groundbreaking intentional hiring program to prevent incarceration before it starts.

Dot Comm Awards: Unlock Potential earns Dot Comm Awards Gold Award for Earned Media

RBIJ received a Dot Comm Gold Award for Earned Media for communications around Unlock potential, a groundbreaking intentional hiring program piloted by Ben & Jerry’s, American Family Insurance, Delta, Sam’s Club, and Walmart.

Fast Company: Second-chance hiring could help solve the labor shortage—and address racial inequality

American Family Insurance’s Nyra Jordan outlines how AmFam has used second-chance hiring to advance racial equity and tap into a new talent pool — and why other companies should do the same.

Triple Pundit: Youth Can Have That Chance If We Can Unlock Potential — All Potential

Unlock Potential is creating meaningful opportunities for the young adults most likely to be denied them, with the help of some of the country’s biggest corporations, writes Triple Pundit’s Gloria Johns.

The RecruitingDaily Podcast: Walmart.org and RBIJ – Unlock Potential How Employers Can Use Hiring To Disrupt The Prison Pipeline With Dr. Marvin Carr And Tiesa Leggett

RBIJ’s Tiesa Leggett and Walmart.org’s Dr. Marvin Carr went on The RecruitingDaily Podcast with William Tincup to discuss Unlock Potential and how employers can use hiring to disrupt the prison pipeline.

Triple Pundit: How One Brand Continues to Get Social Responsibility Right

Triple Pundit’s Gloria Johns highlights how Ben & Jerry’s engagement in corporate social responsibility — including their involvement with Unlock Potential — is a model for the business community.

Axios: Juneteenth is at risk of losing its meaning

Axios highlighted Unlock Potential as an example of businesses working for real change on racial equity and justice reform to honor Juneteenth.

SHRM: New Program for At-Risk Youth Hopes to Close the Workplace Racial Equity Gap

To honor Juneteenth, companies can take action to address racial equity in the workplace, writes SHRM’s Sarah Dolezal.

Inc. Magazine: Here's How Ben & Jerry's and Delta Air Lines Are Fighting Racial Inequity at Its Source

Inc. Magazine’s Marcel Schwantes highlights how Unlock Potential can help combat the inequities in the criminal justice system and tackle mass incarceration from the ground up.

Yahoo News: Unlock Potential - American Family Insurance and Delta Air Lines join racial equity focused youth hiring program to prevent incarceration

American Family Insurance and Delta Air Lines are the two newest businesses to join Unlock Potential, an intentional hiring program designed to create meaningful career pathways for at-risk youth.

Essence: How Ben & Jerry's Aims To Help Prevent Youth Incarceration With New Collaboration

As mass incarceration continues to disproportionately impact communities of color, Essence’s Jasmine Browley highlights how Unlock Potential and intentional hiring programs can help companies push for racial equity.

The Nonprofit Times: Philanthropy’s Role in Real Second Chances

In a joint op-ed, RBIJ CEO Celia Ouellette and Arnold Ventures’ Director of Criminal Justice Dylan Hayre highlight how businesses and philanthropic organizations can work together to drive change on criminal justice reform.

HR Dive: Colorado becomes 7th state with a ‘clean slate’ law

HR Dive spoke with RBIJ about why businesses are supporting automatic record sealing, in Colorado and across the country, to help advance equity and solve the ongoing workforce crisis.

The Independent: Can Mark Zuckerberg fix justice in America? He is betting $450m that he can

The Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative, a philanthropic organization founded by Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan, is investing in criminal justice reform through RBIJ partners like The Just Trust, writes The Independent’s Josh Marcus.

NBC Texas: Ben & Jerry’s announce participation in Unlock Potential

The Beat at 12News, an NBC affiliate in Texas, highlighted how Ben & Jerry’s is using their new hiring program, Unlock Potential, to disrupt the poverty-to-prison pipeline.

ABC Denver: New law offers hope to would-be employees by automatically sealing criminal records

ABC Denver spoke with Colorado employers, including Goodwill of Colorado and The People’s Pickles, about how Clean Slate will support businesses across the state.

Black Enterprise: Ben & Jerry’s Joins New Hiring Program for At-Risk Youth to Prevent Incarceration

The Black Enterprise editors highlight how Ben & Jerry’s is working to tackle both the racial and economic inequalities caused by incarceration through participation in Unlock Potential.

Forbes: Want To Hire Youth At-Risk Of Incarceration? Learn From Ben & Jerry’s

Ali Shabhaz explains what businesses can learn from Ben & Jerry’s’ participation in Unlock Potential.

The Drum: Ben & Jerry’s aims to mitigate poverty-to-prison pipeline with new hiring program

Ben & Jerry’s participation in Unlock Potential can help disrupt the cycle of incarceration for people in poverty, writes Kendra Clark for The Drum.

Associated Press: Ben & Jerry’s Joins New Hiring Program for At-Risk Youth to Prevent Incarceration

Ben & Jerry’s announced their participation in Unlock Potential, a groundbreaking new program to use first-chance hiring to keep at-risk youth out of the justice system.

Fast Company: Employers like Ben & Jerry’s must help create real first chances to prevent incarceration

Ben & Jerry’s CEO Matthew McCarthy and RBIJ CEO Celia Ouellette outline the critical importance of meaningful career opportunities to prevent incarceration.

Colorado Politics: Colorado to automatically seal non-violent criminal records

The Colorado Clean Slate Act, backed by nearly three dozen Colorado businesses, was signed into law, putting into place automatic record sealing for 1.3 million Coloradans.

ECPM: Businesses are really important voices in the final push for abolition

RBIJ CEO Celia Ouellette spoke with ECPM about the founding of RBIJ and how businesses can use their platforms to fight for death penalty abolition around the globe.

Ohio Capital Journal: I’ve been through our pre-trial systems. They need serious reform.

Honest Jobs founder and CEO Harley Blakeman writes for the Ohio Capital Journal about his own experience in the justice system and why Ohio needs to act now on bail reform.

The Independent: The Independent is a Digiday Media Awards 2022 finalist for its End the Death Penalty campaign

The Independent’s End the Death Penalty campaign, a media campaign in partnership with RBIJ to create awareness, encourage action, and ultimately end capital punishment, was recognized as a finalist for the Digiday Media Awards.

The Columbus Dispatch: People 'more than their worst mistakes.' Bail has too many languishing in cells.

CleanTurn Founder and CEO John Rush makes the business case for passing real bail reform in Ohio, in a guest column for The Columbus Dispatch.

The Independent: Twelve mind-blowing facts about the criminal justice system — and the best ways to fix it

As part of their coverage of #AWJ2022, The Independent’s Josh Marcus highlights some of the most shocking and sobering facts about the American criminal justice system.

The Independent: From Amazon to AWJS, is the future of social justice activism post-partisan?

The Independent’s Josh Marcus covers day two of the American Workforce and Justice Summit 2022, hosted by RBIJ, in Atlanta.

The Independent: Why two years after George Floyd, it’s ‘the year of receipts’ for businesses that promised change

The Independent’s Josh Marcus covers day one of the American Workforce and Justice Summit 2022, hosted by RBIJ, in Atlanta.

Colorado Politics: Automatic sealing of non-violent criminal records passes final vote in Colorado

The Colorado legislature overwhelmingly passed the Clean Slate Act, with broad support from the state’s business community.

The Independent: The women fighting back against the ‘never-ending story’ of rising female incarceration and lifelong stigma

Ahead of AWJ 2022, Josh Marcus speaks with the incarcerated women at the center of “Apart”, a new film by Represent Justice.

The Daily Sentinel: Colorado is offering its citizens a second chance

Backed by the Colorado business community, the Colorado Clean Slate Act will create meaningful second chances for 1.3 million individuals.

CBS News: Melissa Lucio's delayed execution sparks debate over death penalty in the U.S.

RBIJ CEO Celia Ouellette joined CBS News to discuss the last-minute intervention in Melissa Lucio’s execution in Texas and how businesses can use their voices to call for real change.

The Independent: Why it is beyond time for the US to end the death penalty

The Independent’s Editorial Board added their voice to the #BizvDP campaign, calling for an end to the death penalty in the United States.

The Sydney Morning Herald: ‘Dark stain’ on Singapore: Branson fights to save low-IQ man from death

In an interview with The Sydney Morning Herald, Sir Richard Branson — founder of RBIJ’s #BizvDP campaign — calls for a halt in the scheduled execution of Nagaenthran Dharmalingam in Singapore.

The Barrister: Richard Branson, Stephen Fry and Timothy Shriver plead with Singapore’s President for mercy as Nagaenthran Dharmalingam’s execution scheduled

Richard Branson, Stephen Fry and disability rights activist and Chair of the Special Olympics Timothy Shriver shared a personal plea to Singapore’s authorities to spare the life of Nagaenthran Dharmalingam.

Yahoo News: Formerly incarcerated exec says past allies Biden and Boris ‘failed’ on criminal justice

BIJ Advisory Council member Ashish Prashar spoke with Josh Marcus about his own experience of incarceration and how leadership on both sides of the Atlantic has to take action on criminal justice reform.

Vail Valley Partnership: Clean Slate can help solve Colorado’s labor shortage

Vail Valley Partnership President and CEO Chris Romer makes the business case for automatic record sealing in Colorado.

The Independent: Emotional moment Melissa Lucio learns she has been granted a stay of execution

Just days before her scheduled execution, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals granted a stay in Melissa Lucio’s case, reports Rachel Sharp.

The Independent: ‘Fighting for momma bear’ - Melissa Lucio’s son begs Texas to halt her execution for a crime he knows ‘she couldn’t have done’

Bobby Alvarez was just seven years old when his mother was sentenced. He has spent the past 15 years fighting for her freedom, reports The Independent’s Rachel Sharp.

The Independent: Tennessee governor calls off Oscar Smith execution, citing ‘oversight in preparation for lethal injection’

Just days before Oscar Smith was set to be executed, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee granted a temporary reprieve. Smith’s execution method was set to use the same three-drug protocol that caused an “accidental torture” in Oklahoma last year.

The Independent: The long, bitter fight to restore voting rights for 1.5 million former prisoners in Florida

Ahead of the American Workforce and Justice Summit, Josh Marcus spoke with Desmond Meade about his own struggle for voting rights and why everyone deserves a second chance.

The Independent: Texas prosecutor refuses to impose ‘unethical’ death penalty days after requesting killer’s execution date

Less than a week after requesting an execution date, Nueces County District Attorney Mark Gonzalez announced he will no longer seek the death penalty nor request execution dates for anyone on death row.

The Independent: Amanda Knox joins calls to halt Melissa Lucio execution: ‘I wish I could welcome her into our exoneree family’

Speaking out on social media, Amanda Knox compared Melissa Lucio’s case to her own wrongful conviction, writes Rachel Sharp for The Independent.

The Independent: How does execution by firing squad work in South Carolina

South Carolina spent $53,600 to renovate the death chamber in Columbia to allow the firing squad method to be used, reports The Independent’s Graeme Massie.

The Independent: Tennessee death row inmate seeks to halt execution next week over DNA evidence

An inmate on Tennessee’s death row is calling for a delay in his scheduled execution to allow an appeals court to review new DNA evidence in his case.

The Chaffee County Times: Clean Slate offers a second chance

Drew Patterson, Basic Stakes CEO and second-chance hirer, writes for Colorado’s Chaffee County Times about the importance of passing Clean Slate legislation.

The Independent: Nun who wrote ‘Dead Man Walking’ joins calls to save Melissa Lucio from execution

Sister Helen Prejean, a Catholic nun and longtime advocate for the abolition of the death penalty, wrote on social media about her opposition to the execution of Melissa Lucio.

The Independent: Majority of Texas Senators urge state to stop ‘miscarriage of justice’ Melissa Lucio execution

The majority of both chambers of the Texas legislature now oppose the execution of Melissa Lucio, and are calling on the Governor to intervene, writes Josh Marcus for The Independent.

The Independent: Melissa Lucio ‘a symbol of wrongful convictions,’ documentary director says as execution approaches

Sabrina Van Tassel, director of the award-winning film The State of Texas vs Melissa, speaks with The Independent’s Josh Marcus about what the film revealed to her about Lucio’s conviction and trial.

The Independent: I’m an expert in false confessions who looked at Melissa Lucio’s case. Texas is executing an innocent woman.

Gisli Gudjonsson calls Lucio’s conviction “one of the most tragic cases” she has come across, in a column for The Independent.

The Independent: Juror who sentenced Melissa Lucio to death for daughter’s murder calls for retrial: ‘I was wrong’

The Independent’s Justin Vallejo writes about remorse among Melissa Lucio’s jurors.

IBBLE + SXSW: Celia Ouellette - Criminal Justice

RBIJ Founder Celia Ouellette talks about criminal justice reform at SXSW conference and current partners with RBIJ.

The Independent: Women on death row: How being a ‘bad mother, bad wife and bad woman’ became a death warrant

The Independent’s Rachel Sharp traces the history of capital convictions for women.

The Independent: Why Kim Kardashian and others are rallying to stop the ‘tragic’ execution of Melissa Lucio in Texas

The Independent’s Josh Marcus explains why an unlikely coalition, from Kim Kardashian to Texas Republicans, are coming together to prevent a Texas execution.

The New York Daily News: For New York to recover, we need to wipe the slate clean

Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz writes for the New York Daily News on why Governor Hochul should prioritize Clean Slate in this year’s budget.

AdWeek: Agencies Can Wipe the Slate Clean for the Formerly Incarcerated to Fulfill DEI Promises

RBIJ Advisory Council member Ashish Prashar writes for AdWeek on the importance of Clean Slate legislation and second-chance hiring.

The Independent: New York set to pass ‘Clean Slate’ bill which could help millions seal old criminal convictions

As part of this year’s budget, the New York State Legislature is considering a “Clean Slate” bill to automatically seal certain criminal records, making it easier for New Yorkers who have been incarcerated to find employment.

TriplePundit: Unlocking the potential of youth otherwise at risk of becoming trapped in the criminal justice system.

Unlock Potential, the RBIJ’s newest initiative, is designed to intervene in young lives before the wrong path is chosen by connecting young adults with pre-employment programs and employment opportunities provided by cooperating businesses.

The Independent: About a third of adult Americans have a criminal record. A new generation of companies say that shouldn’t stop them from getting jobs.

Josh Marcus reports on the growing wave of employers looking to hire justice-impacted individuals, as well as the substantial and often unnecessary workforce barriers facing those coming out of prison - featuring Ken Oliver (Checkr), Kelilon Ratcliffe (Kelly Services), and RBIJ’s own Jamira Burley.

Yahoo Finance: RBIJ launches Walmart-backed Program to deflect at-risk youth from criminal justice involvement through new 1st chance hiring network.

RBIJ took the stage at SXSW2022 to launch a new groundbreaking employment program that aims to prevent incarceration by working with major employers to provide meaningful career opportunities for at-risk individuals aged 16-24.

The Independent: ‘Barbarous’ - Activists dismayed as South Carolina completes firing squad chamber to resume executions

Thirty-five people currently sit on South Carolina’s death row. If firing squad executions restart, those inmates will join the only three people who have been executed by firing squad in the US since 1976, writes Josh Marcus.

Colorado Politics: Clean-slate legislation needed in Colorado.

Bryant Dulin, the CEO of digital recruitment platform KOBEYO explains why automatic record sealing is desperately need in Colorado to help reinvigorate the state’s slowing economic recovery.

The Independent: ‘I got a fresh start’: How ‘clean slate’ laws help millions of formerly incarcerated people start over.

In the wake of Utah’s Clean Slate implementation, Josh Marcus reflects on the rise of similar policies across the U.S., as other states look to meet growing workforce demand while giving deserving individuals second chances.

NBC Utah: Utah’s ‘clean slate’ law goes into effect to expunge old, minor criminal charges.

The implementation of automatic record sealing in the Beehive State is widely reported in local and national media, with support from employers and investors voiced by Salt Lake Chamber President Derek Miller.

The Hill: The nation should model Utah's 'Clean Slate' on criminal records.

As Utah implements Clean Slate, the Chief Investment Strategist for one of the United States’ largest banks reflects on how other states should follow its lead.

Clean Slate CO: Clean Slate Colorado is underway!

Following the introduction of the Colorado Clean Slate Act, RBIJ joined partners to call on legislators to pass legislation which will automatically seal eligible records and provide second chances for thousands of deserving individuals.

The Financial Times: Critics of woke capitalism are wrong.

The co-author of ‘Net Positive’ and former chief executive of Unilever wrote in the FT to outline how a morally conscious business elite is a good thing when governments face multiple challenges - referencing the #BizVsDP campaign.

Test of Corporate Purpose: Did companies live up to their promises in the pandemic?

RBIJ contributed to The Test of Corporate Purpose (TCP), an initiative formed in 2020 to evaluate companies’ performance through the COVID- 19 pandemic and social unrest in response to inequality.

NPR: “Clean Slate” laws could soften the labor crisis.

NPR explored why many states (and lawmakers) are considering automatic criminal record expungement legislation to meet growing workforce demand in the post-pandemic recovery.

PRWeek: How businesses can speak credibly and authentically about justice issues.

Speaking out about justice issues is fast becoming existential for businesses, and they can yield massive reputational and financial rewards if it’s done correctly, writes RBIJ Comms Director Ben Cumming.

Marketplace: Businesses back efforts to clear workers’ records.

Nova Safo spoke to RBIJ and partners about how officials and activists are trying to modernize the record-clearing process for people with criminal records and ease their path to employment.

Bloomberg CityLabs: Can a Nonprofit Disrupt the Pricey Prison Phone Industry?

RBIJ worked with reporter Jennifer Zabasajja on an article exploring a free video service that is offering a new alternative to prison phone calls, as part of a reform effort that gained more momentum during the pandemic.

Bloomberg: Ex-Offenders Get a Second Look in a Tight U.S. Labor Market.

As companies struggle to find workers in a labor market disrupted by the pandemic, companies are turning to an often-sidelined group: adults who have a criminal record. Featuring RBIJ allies Jeff Korzenik (Fifth Third Bank), Sheena Meade (Clean Slate Initiative) and Richard Bronson (70 Million Jobs) and John Rush (Clean Turn).

The Financial Times: Clean Slate hiring: an inclusive economy for formerly incarcerated

RBIJ were featured in FT Moral Money talking about the growing wave of support for Clean Slate legislation and second chance hiring to meet rapidly growing workforce demand.

AdAge: How the ad world can push for justice reform.

Ashish Prashar, CMO at R/GA, discusses how his background in politics and justice reform has helped him shape brand strategies - and the key lessons for the advertising industry going forward.

CNN: If you think adjusting to life after Covid is tough, imagine going through this.

Ashish Prashar examines the experiences of torturous experiences of incarceration - his own included - and how our shared appreciation of lockdown's hardships should push us towards meaningful reform of a fundamentally broken system.

TriplePundit: Companies must make good on their George Floyd pledges.

RBIJ CEO Celia Ouellette was interviewed about the need for companies to make good on their commitments to racial justice - which includes fighting to to end the death penalty.

Business Insider: I'm a formerly incarcerated person who luckily found success. It's time to expunge the records of former prisoners and end their perpetual punishment.

Ashish Prashar, RBIJ Advisory Council member and Global Chief Marketing Officer at R/GA, penned this oped about the need for New York to pass Clean Slate legislation and provide meaningful second chances for millions of justice-involved citizens, and in doing so drastically advance racial equity in the state.

Ms. Magazine: Clean Slate Seeks to Empower Communities by Expunging Records: “Not Just to Survive But To Live”

Celia Ouellette was quoted in this piece highlighting the growing need for Clean Slate to get people back into work - a crisis that has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent recession.

Connecticut Post: Clean Slate is common sense for CT

Monica Nation, managing director and regional director of banking in New York North & Connecticut, JPMorgan Chase and State Sen. Gary Winfield co-authored this oped outlining the urgent need to pass Clean Slate legislation in Connecticut to help drive an inclusive economic recovery in the state.

Meaningful Business: Why Returning Citizens Should Be Given a Second Chance.

Chance Bleu-Montgomery has turned his life around after spending 16 years in prison, now dedicating his time to focus on inclusivity and breaking down barriers for others in his position. In this article, as part of our focus on 'Second Chances', he explains why employing returning citizens can unlock the hidden potential in some of society’s most resilient and determined individuals.

Meaningful Business: For Second Chances month, Meaningful Business interviewed Aaron Clark (founder, Justice Reskill) for their Reimagining Justice channel.

Justice Reskill is on a mission to dissolve the wealth gaps affecting the justice-involved community nationwide. Through its skills-based curriculum, cohort-style learning community, and career-focused programming — all designed exclusively for those directly disadvantaged by the justice system — the organisation is opening doors to long-term prosperity and giving individuals the resources and support necessary to keep them open throughout their lifetimes.

SDG16+ Champion: The lawyer working with businesses to transform justice systems

Pathfinders and the Business Leaders for Justice Coalition spoke to Celia about what led her to set up RBIJ, its SDG16 contribution, how the pandemic has transformed its work, and what it has taught her about creating change.

The Independent: Medical science says prisoners should get the vaccine now. It isn’t happening.

Ash Prashar and DeAnna Hoskins wrote about how, despite the fact that the data reinforces the case for vaccinating in prisons and jails, the politicization of the issue - and the reluctance of incarcerated people - is holding it back.

SDG16+ Champion: The business leader driving justice for all from the inside

The Body Shop’s VP of HR and second chances advocate, Trish Patton, lays out how and why she pioneered Open/Inclusive hiring at the company - and why it's so important for others to do the same.

Business Insider: Trump abused the death penalty. Biden must abolish it.

Ashish Prashar wrote how President Biden must prioritize the abolition of the death penalty - which continues to prey in the most marginalized and vulnerable in our society.

Business Insider: Trump abused the death penalty. Biden must abolish it.

Ashish Prashar wrote how President Biden must prioritize the abolition of the death penalty - which continues to prey in the most marginalized and vulnerable in our society.

Lexington Herald-Leader: The vaccine is here; time to rebuild the economy by doubling down on criminal justice reform

Beth Davisson, Executive Director of the Workforce Center at the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, penned this oped explaining how criminal justice reform is essential for the state’s recovery following the devastation of the pandemic - lays out the specific changes necessary to get people back to work.

CNBC: Prisoners have been excluded from Covid vaccine plans, and health experts are sounding the alarm.

With the U.S. and U.K. rolling out national vaccination programs to curb the spread of the coronavirus, health experts and advocates alike - including Celia Ouellette and Ash Prashar - are deeply concerned about the notable absence of prison populations in inoculation plans.

Meaningful Business: Introducing our dedicated justice platform in partnership with Meaningful Businesses

The Responsible Business Initiative for Justice (RBIJ) is thrilled to be partnering with Meaningful Business to launch a platform and content series dedicated entirely to topics around criminal justice, human rights and advocacy – and how businesses can move from words to action.

NBC News: Covid-19 vaccine distribution must prioritize prisoners.

Ash Prashar (Publicis Sapient) and DeAnna Hoskins coauthored this op-ed on the need for covid-19 vaccine distribution to prioritise prisoners, and that while allocating previous medical resources to incarcerated people may be anathema to some, public officials must show some backbone for both moral and health reasons.

Business Insider: There is a clear way for Joe Biden to fight for justice and show his commitment to the Black voters who put him in the White House.

Ashish Prashar wrote about the steps the incoming Biden Administration can take to honour the promises made to his electoral base throughout the campaign and reform America’s justice system.

USA Today: Joe Biden, Black voters made you president. It's time to right wrongs on criminal justice.

Ashish Prashar wrote an article highlighting the critical role people of color played in the 2020 election, and how the incoming Biden administration must change institutions that disproportionately harm them.

CNN: How Biden could make up for his criminal justice mistakes

Ashish Prashar and DeAnna Hoskins wrote about Joe Biden’s criminal justice record, and how he can atone for his previous missteps if he wins the election in November.

USA Today: To our next president: 10 priorities for fixing our justice system

Jamira Burley wrote about the legacy defining need for the next president to help fix America’s broken justice system and fight the racism that pervades it - and 10 crucial steps for doing so.

Business Insider: We need to abolish America’s prison system. Here’s how we can do it.

Ashish Prashar wrote about how to efficiently redesign our system of incarceration with the goal of actually rehabilitating prisoners.

Triple Pundit: Businesses Must Help Fix a Broken Criminal Justice System. They Should Start with the Death Penalty

Carleen Pickard, Ethical Campaigns Specialist at LUSH Cosmetics, articulates why companies need to push for justice reform, including the abolition of the death penalty - and practical steps they can take.

The Independent: Enslavement continues in the US. It is called prison.

Ashish Prashar, Global Comms Director at Publicis Sapient, on why staying silent is no option - and why Black friends, families, employees, citizens and their allies are marching on Washington.

Business Insider: American businesses are raking in billions from the prison-industrial complex. It's time to get serious about dismantling this disgusting system.

Ashish Prashar wrote a piece highlighting the reach of the prison-industrial complex that thousands of businesses profit from, and the need for corporations and individuals to divest from it.

TriplePundit: How Tech Companies Can Support Black Lives Matter and the Justice Reform Movement

Mary Rinaldi, Mentor-In-Residence at NEW INC, wrote an article laying out some basic steps technology corporations can take to fight for fair and equal justice systems, in which she singled out RBIJ as an incredibly resource for educating businesses on understanding and talking about justice issues.

Fast Company: If Businesses Want to Promote Justice, They Can Help End the Prison Industrial Complex

Ashish Prashar penned a piece identifying how businesses can be complicit in mass incarceration and laying out a plan for meaningful corporate action through divestment.

World Benchmarking Alliance: How Businesses Can Meaningfully Step Up and Speak Out for Justice

Celia Ouellette contributed an “Ally Voice” blog post on the vital role businesses must play in delivering meaningful change in our justice systems as well as practical steps they can take to have real and lasting impact.

Medium: Private Sector Leadership is Needed to Advance Justice for All

RBIJ coauthored a blog post with Pathfinders, NLADA and Global Citizen announcing a new initiative on the role of business in delivering fair and equal justice systems and the need for companies to step up at this critical moment in history.

Cleveland.com: Ohio bill would prevent the cruel practice of sentencing juveniles to life with no parole

John C. Rush, CEO of Clean Turn Enterprises, provided a personal and compelling case for forgiveness and redemption in our justice systems. The opinion piece, which was facilitated by RBIJ, supports Ohio Senate Bill 256 which would end the practice of sentencing children to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

TriplePundit: Businesses Must Step Up to Reform the U.S. Justice System

Celia Ouellette and Ashish Prashar co-authored an op-ed on the need for businesses to step up in the fight to reform the American justice system following the death of George Floyd, and the different tools available to them to drive meaningful change.

The Spectator: Locked up in Lock Down

RBIJ's Celia Ouellette and Ashish Prashar were interviewed for this piece in The Spectator USA on the risks to prisoners during Covid-19 as a result of overcrowding.

i News: Coronavirus is Exposing the Health Crisis Within UK Prisons

Ashish Prashar, RBIJ's Council member wrote about how Covid-19 threatens prisoners and also exposes deficiencies in the justice system, including it’s leadership. This triggered a response from the MOJ.

USA Today: COVID-19 is Forcing the Release of Some Inmates. What Will Prisons Look Like After Pandemic?

Ashish Prashar, RBIJ's Council member wrote an op-ed in USA Today explaining three changes that could fundamentally redefine our criminal justice system.

Huffington Post: Coronavirus is Exposing the Health Crisis Within UK Prisons

Victoria Johns, CEO of Leather Inside Out, authored an article in Huffington Post about the death sentence that is Covid-19 in our prisons and jails.

The Economist: Jobs for Jailbirds

This article highlighting the work of RBIJ’s justice-engaged businesses discussed getting formerly incarcerated citizens back into work to reduce reoffending.

The Financial Times: Businesses Fight for Prison Releases

The Financial Times reported on the letter from businesses (coordinated by RBIJ) to Robert Buckland MP calling on the UK Government to grant early releases to certain prisoners.

Metro: Calls For Prisoners to be Released Early as Third Inmate Dies of Coronavirus

The Metro newspaper reported on the letter from businesses (coordinated by RBIJ) to Robert Buckland MP calling on the UK Government to grant early release to prisoners convicted of non-violent offences and those who are medically vulnerable and at risk of catching Covid-19 in jail.

The Guardian: Covid-19 a 'Death Sentence' for Many Elderly and Vulnerable Inmates

The Guardian reported on the letter from businesses (coordinated by RBIJ) to Robert Buckland MP calling on the UK Government to grant early release to certain prisoners. It was the most read post on the most popular part of the Guardian's online site on the day it was published (31 Mar).

SOCAP Digital: Dear Businesses - You can be Criminal Justice Champions

RBIJ's CEO Celia Ouellette outlined racial discrimination within the criminal justice system, and how criminal records prevent formerly incarcerated people from gaining employment.

The Independent: Sentencing Children to Die

This article discussed the unfair practices surrounding the sentencing of juveniles in the US and UK justice systems, particularly when they are tried and sentenced as adults.

The Financial Times: Making the US Justice System Fairer is Good Business

Silas Horst of Koch Industries outlined the work of various justice-engaged businesses.

Virgin: Just Mercy

Richard Branson discussed the injustices within the death penalty in this blog post, drawing on the themes of racial injustice covered in the film Just Mercy and highlighting RBIJ.

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