CLASP

The public health and economic crises of the past year have exacerbated existing economic inequities. The pandemic has devastated Black, Indigenous, and other communities of color; workers in jobs paying low wages; youth and young adults; women and women of color; and people impacted by…

CLASP joined over 90 state, local and national criminal justice, workforce development, antipoverty, and racial equity organizations in calling for Congress to ensure youth and adults impacted by the criminal legal system remain a priority in the American Jobs Plan. 

The Biden-Harris Administration must undertake criminal justice reform with an obligation to divest from systems of oppression and invest in the healing of historically oppressed communities.

New report, Reconnecting, Realizing and Reimagining Justice, written by Duy Pham, Kisha Bird and Shae Harris

CLASP submitted comments on the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) information collection request (ICR) titled, Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Program Accrediting Entity Information.

Career pathways can effectively serve communities of color, close achievement gaps, and advance racial equity.

This brief shows how Trump's justice department has turned back progress for youth and young adults of color. It also provides an anti-incarceration framework to combat law-and-order policies.

This brief explains how Ohio is aligning education and training opportunities for people who are currently or formerly incarcerated. 

This brief discusses pathways to adult and postsecondary education for undocumented youth, including those who did not qualify for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).

This brief examines how Indiana is aligning education and training opportunities for people who are currently or formerly incarcerated.