DISCERN - Spring 2022

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“Tens of millions of Americans are stuck in a paper prison, held back by deficiencies in the administration of second chances that have left them incarcerated, disenfranchised, or burdened by old convictions beyond what the law requires.” From the abstract to “America’s Paper Prisons: The Second Chance Gap” (119 MICH. L. REV. 519, (2020)) by Santa Clara Law Professor Colleen Chien, founder of the Paper Prisons Initiative


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