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“Ban the Box” Campaigns Seek to End Discrimination Against Formerly Incarcerated College Applicants
Loaded on Jan. 10, 2015
by Victoria Law
published in Prison Legal News
January, 2015, page 22
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“Ban the Box” Campaigns Seek to End Discrimination Against Formerly Incarcerated College Applicants
by Victoria Law
"Selene” had been out of prison for one month when she applied to Dutchess Community College and Ulster Community College, both part of the State University of New York system. SUNY requires applicants to ...
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