Thanks to The New York Times for Publishing My Letter on the Collateral Consequences of Conviction

Many thanks to The New York Times for publishing my letter to the editor on the collateral consequences of conviction as part of a collection of letters entitled, “Ideas for Cutting Prison Spending,” in its Friday, November 23, 2012 edition.

Everyone values public safety. It’s a cruel irony that on this subject, public policy has gone so far in one direction – towards limiting the rights of persons having a record on conviction – that the effect is to reduce safety by making it nearly impossible for such persons to live law-abiding lives.

Rich

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