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September 06, 2023 |

Unified, Safe, and Well: Building Life-Affirming Systems for Justice-Impacted Families

In this report, we analyze the landscape for family-based alternative sentencing programs to assess the effectiveness of these programs in meeting their program goals.

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October 19, 2023 | Testimony/Comments | Clarence Okoh

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

June 07, 2023 | Blog Post | Teon Hayes

To Help Returning Citizens Rebuild Their Lives, Congress Must Lift the SNAP Felony Drug Ban

March 09, 2023 | Press Release | Indivar Dutta-Gupta

President Biden’s FY2024 Budget Calls for Bold Investments in Families While Missing the Mark on Immigration and Criminal Justice Reforms

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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.

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June 07, 2023 | Blog Post | Criminal Justice
To Help Returning Citizens Rebuild Their Lives, Congress Must Lift the SNAP Felony Drug Ban
March 09, 2023 | Press Release | Child Care and Early Education
President Biden’s FY2024 Budget Calls for Bold Investments in Families While Missing the Mark on Immigration and Criminal Justice Reforms
October 26, 2022 | Blog Post | Children, Youth & Families
Safer for Whom? The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Does Not Actually Keep Communities Safe
September 08, 2022 | News Clip | Children, Youth & Families
I Grew Up In Foster Care—Here’s What I Wish Parents Knew
August 12, 2022 | Press Release | Child Care and Early Education
Inflation Reduction Act Makes Big Advances but Leaves out Anti-Poverty Priorities

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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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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
Report/Brief | January 12, 2023
The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act: A Dangerous New Chapter in the War on Black Youth
Report/Brief | April 19, 2022
No More Double Punishments: Lifting the Ban on SNAP and TANF for People with Prior Felony Drug Convictions
Testimony/Comments | August 23, 2021
CLASP Responds to Reinstatement of HUD’s Discriminatory Effects Standard, Docket No. FR-6251-P-01

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Nia West-Bey
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Stephanie Tellis
Racial Equity Manager
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