Press Room Old Criminal Records Are Life Sentences in Job Market | Old Criminal Records Are Life Sentences in Job Market |
 The Grio featured an op-ed by ARC's Research Associate, Seth Wessler, about how communities of color are experiencing higher rates of joblessness due to the stigma attached to having a criminal record.
Here is an excerpt:
Almost two years ago, Vincent, a slim 46-year-old black man dressed in a plaid shirt, worked as a maintenance technician in Detroit. He had worked for the company for almost three months, but five days before his position converted to full time with benefits, his employer ran a criminal background check and told Vincent to pack it up. "A lot of times, they cut you out of the job before they hire you in [full time]," Vincent said sitting at a diner near the temporary worker center where he waits for work from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. every day. Vincent has held a few temporary jobs since but hasn't found even a day of work recently. A breaking and entering conviction from 25 years ago follows him everywhere. "It's real hurtful to know that your chances are so broke down to zero," he said.
Read the rest of the article here.
More information about how communities of color are struggling at a disproportionate rate during this recession can be found in ARC's report, Race & Recession.
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