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SANTA CLARITA, CA - JULY 17: Flames boil up behind a probation camp hand crew members as the Foothill Fire takes off on July 17, 2004 near Santa Clarita, California. The Foothill Fire is one of the newest of some 200 wildfires that have been reported in California and the southwest in the past two days and is a great risk to homes.
February 20, 2025 |

Fighting Fires through Coercion: The Criminalization and Exploitation of Black Laborers

By Kaelin Rapport

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June 16, 2024 | News Clip | Clarence Okoh

The School (in)Security Newsletter: Hackers Hawk Stolen LAUSD Files; Parkland HS Demolished; Swatter Sentenced

May 23, 2024 | Report/Brief | Clarence Okoh

Dangerous Data: What Communities Should Know about Artificial Intelligence, the School-to-Prison Pipeline, and School Surveillance

May 16, 2024 | Report/Brief | Lulit Shewan

The Unethical Use of Captive Labor in U.S. Prisons

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Over two million people are incarcerated in the U.S. Because of discriminatory public policies across education, employment, and criminal and juvenile justice systems, low-income people of color are disproportionately represented. CLASP addresses the intended and unintended consequences of these policies, targeting our advocacy to the communities most affected and federal and state policymakers. We lift up community and state solutions; promote effective investment strategies; and address educational and employment inequities that create pipelines to incarceration. CLASP also works to reduce collateral consequences for people already involved in the justice system.

Criminal Justice

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February 20, 2025 | Blog Post | Criminal Justice
Fighting Fires through Coercion: The Criminalization and Exploitation of Black Laborers
June 16, 2024 | News Clip | Criminal Justice
The School (in)Security Newsletter: Hackers Hawk Stolen LAUSD Files; Parkland HS Demolished; Swatter Sentenced
April 26, 2024 | News Clip | Criminal Justice
Forced Treatment and Criminalization Won’t End Homelessness
March 19, 2024 | Blog Post | Children, Youth & Families
Are We Listening? Youth Mental Health Challenges are Rooted in Community Violence
June 07, 2023 | Blog Post | Criminal Justice
To Help Returning Citizens Rebuild Their Lives, Congress Must Lift the SNAP Felony Drug Ban

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WIOA Opportunities for Action

CLASP is committed to making WIOA work. That’s why we’ve developed short, action-focused memos outlining how states, local areas, advocates, and service providers can leverage opportunities to serve low-income youth and adults through state and local plans, policies and guidance, and budget choices.

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WIOA "Opportunities for Action" memos

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Report/Brief | May 23, 2024
Dangerous Data: What Communities Should Know about Artificial Intelligence, the School-to-Prison Pipeline, and School Surveillance
Report/Brief | May 16, 2024
The Unethical Use of Captive Labor in U.S. Prisons
Testimony/Comments | April 05, 2024
Written statement of Clarence Okoh Senior Policy Counsel & Just Tech Fellow Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Pennsylvania Advisory Committee Public briefings on civil rights and the rising use of artificial intelligence in education
Testimony/Comments | October 19, 2023
Letter to the Bureau of Justice Assistance’s Review of the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office Grant-Related Activities finds Racial Disparities in Local Predictive Policing Program
Report/Brief | September 06, 2023
Unified, Safe, and Well: Building Life-Affirming Systems for Justice-Impacted Families

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