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Employment and justice-involved

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We design and deliver training programs for employers looking to expand their talent pool, justice-involved people looking for employment, and community partners to develop training and employment resources.

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Our Training Our Impact

Case Study: We educate job seekers with criminal records about their legal rights to help them integrate into the workforce. This is a brief overview of our employer training.
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Our Training Our Impact

Employer Training: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

CJEI trained HR leaders at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey on criminal-records and employment laws to help them hire skilled workers with criminal records for “landside” roles at John F. Kennedy, LaGuardia, and Newark Liberty airports.
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Employer Training: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

Case Study: Queensboro Job Fair

This is the story of how CJEI partnered with Queensboro Correctional Facility, the NYSDOL, and other reentry partners to hold the Queensboro Job Fair. The aim was to to connect employers with a talented group of job seekers that were involved with the criminal justice system.
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Case Study: Queensboro Job Fair

Resources

Guides, Hiring Strategies & Best Practices

Improve employment opportunities for people with criminal records by using our guides on employment laws, understanding the benefits of hiring from this talent pool, and learning best practices.

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Researchers can collaborate with us on their data sets and contact us to discuss longitudinal studies.

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CJEI Stories

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Opportunity Meets Preparation: APPA and CJEI Team Up

The American Probation and Parole Association’s (APPA) 48th Annual Training Institute took place in New York City from August 27-30. The hybrid event included workshops, speaker series, networking opportunities and a successful second-chance job fair supported by Cornell ILR’s Criminal Justice and Employment Initiative (CJEI). 
American Probation and Parole Association’s (APPA) 48th Annual Training Institute
Opportunity Meets Preparation: APPA and CJEI Team Up

Master’s degree student persevered from prison to Ivy League

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After serving two prison terms totaling more than four years, Thomas Jones, master's student in the ILR School, committed to turning his life around – through education and giving back.
MILR student Thomas Jones
Master’s degree student persevered from prison to Ivy League

ILR Hosts Albany Policymakers to Show Impact of State Funding

Representatives from both the NY State legislative and executive branches gathered on the ILR campus on Thursday morning to officially launch the New York at Work annual report.
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ILR Hosts Albany Policymakers to Show Impact of State Funding

Meet the CJEI Team

Timothy McNutt

  • Director, Criminal Justice and Employment Initiative
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Timothy McNutt, as Director of Cornell ILR’s Criminal Justice and Employment Initiative, uses his extensive background in criminal law, litigation, and policy to assist people with

Jodi Anderson Jr.

  • Director of Technological Innovation, Criminal Justice and Employment Initiative
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Jodi Anderson Jr is the Director of Technological Innovation at Cornell ILR’s Criminal Justice and Employment Initiative, where he is responsible for spearheading the development a

Matthew Saleh

  • Director of Research, Criminal Justice and Employment Initiative
Matt Saleh - CJEI Director of Research

Matthew Saleh is the Director of Research at the Criminal Justice and Employment Initiative (CJEI).

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