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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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Research

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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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CJEI's Restorative Record Project

The Restorative Record project is a technology enabled solution that can help mitigate the collateral consequences of background checks as a screening device for opportunity within the justice impacted community.
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CJEI's Restorative Record Project

REFORM Alliance Brooklyn Job Fair Event

The inaugural Brooklyn Job Fair at the Barclays Center was not only a significant milestone in cementing CJEI’s commitment to serving NYS justice-impacted residents, but also a momentous event for the communities of NYC.
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REFORM Alliance Brooklyn Job Fair Event

Queensboro Correctional Facility Winter Resource Fair

Timothy McNutt, Esq  participated at the The Queensboro Correctional Facility winter resource fair on Friday, December 9th. The resource fair included employment and educational opportunities, family reunification, parental and child support, housing, health, discharge planning, and substance abuse assistance.
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Queensboro Correctional Facility Winter Resource Fair

Meet the CJEI Team

  • Director, Cornell ILR's Criminal Justice and Employment Initiative

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

  • Director of Technological Innovation

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

  • Director of Research

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

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