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November 24, 2004
No Second Chance- New Report from Human Rights Watch
No Second Chance - People with Criminal Records Denied Access to Public Housing
http://hrw.org/reports/2004/usa1104
"This 101-page report is the first examination of “one strike” policies in public housing. Established to protect housing developments from potentially dangerous tenants, these policies automatically exclude applicants with certain criminal records. Unfortunately, the criteria for exclusion are needlessly overbroad and can exclude certain offenders for life—regardless of evidence of their rehabilitation." Corinne Carey, is the author of this report.
The report can be down loaded or purchsed from HRW for $15.00.
Posted by lois at November 24, 2004 05:06 PM