2.2.1 Remove criminal history as an automatically disqualifying event.

Do not use criminal history as an automatically disqualifying event for housing, jobs, benefits, foster care placement and more, as people of color are disproportionately represented in the criminal justice and child welfare systems. While it still can be considered, the systemic racism that has led to people of color being disproportionately represented in the criminal justice system for crimes that are not perpetrated disproportionately by people of color means that we must be particularly vigilant not to amplify systemic barriers to housing, employment, basic needs and social supports that stem from mass incarceration.

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