RBIJ sat down with Jordan Brand Advisory Board Chairman Larry Miller to discuss the impact of a criminal record on employment and how business leaders can create meaningful change.

Diplomats from the EU, Switzerland, and Norway called on North Carolina’s Governor Roy Cooper to commute the state’s 137 death sentences to prison terms.

Walmart.org Center for Racial Equity has renewed its funding for the Unlock Potential (UP) program, a hiring program for at-risk youth.

Business leaders alongside the #BizVsDP campaign sent a letter to Louisiana Governor Edwards calling for clemency and to clear death row in the state.

The Vatican wrote a letter to Louisiana’s governor asking him to grant clemency and clear death row.

For our monthly Justice Champion Spotlight, we spoke with Indeed’s Social Impact Manager Jonathan Gonzalez about inclusive hiring, creating opportunity, and why Indeed is working to pass Clean Slate.

For our Justice Champion Spotlight, we spoke with filmmaker Jia Wertz about telling justice stories and her experience making ‘Conviction’.

We spoke with ReNForce’s Charlotte Garnes about reentry, occupational licensing reform, and how businesses can break down barriers facing formerly incarcerated individuals.

We spoke with Lord Dr. Hastings of Scarisbrick CBE about justice reform in the UK and his work to create a fair criminal record clearing system.

We spoke with RBIJ’s new Policy & Advocacy Director, Maggie O’Donnell, about her work across the country, the business case for justice reform, and what she’s looking forward to this summer.

On April 19 RBIJ was thrilled to bring together an incredible group of business leaders, parliamentarians and justice campaigners at the House of Lords to kick-off our support of the #FairChecks campaign. #FairChecks is a growing movement to reform the UK’s broken, ineffective and unfit-for-purpose criminal record check system.

RBIJ’s Ashley Furst, Senior Program Manager for Employment Opportunities, highlights her new roadmap for Second Chance Hiring.

We spoke with Opportunity Oregon’s Nancy Pance about Second Chance Hiring, Clean Slate, and the importance of creating meaningful career opportunities.

We spoke with Jackie Huebbe, founder of Missouri-based SugarBot Sweet Shop, about her experience hiring and working with second chance employees and why she’s pushing for Clean Slate in Missouri.

We spoke with RBIJ’s new Chief Communications Officer Ben Cumming about creating new narratives, the business case for reform, and what he would change about the justice system.

We spoke with RBIJ’s Chief External Affairs Officer, Lena Patel, about how businesses can drive reform, her background working to advance racial equity, and how to change the justice system in the UK.

Virgin Hotels and Burlington Stores are the two newest employers joining Unlock Potential, where they will use intentional hiring to prevent incarceration.

For our January Justice Champion Spotlight, we spoke with Flagger Force’s Shea Zwerver about the Workforce and Justice Alliance, the dignity of employment, and how she approaches workforce development.

We spoke with new co-CEO Maha Jweied about her background in justice reform, the role of businesses in creating change, and where she likes to eat in Washington, D.C.

Six new companies have announced their participation in the Workforce and Justice Alliance, a groundbreaking coalition committed to using their platforms to drive narrative change.