RT Article
T1 Ban the Box in Higher Education: Lessons From Louisiana on Changing Laws and Leading Movements
JF Journal of contemporary criminal justice
VO 37
IS 2
SP 293
OP 301
A1 Phoenix, Annie
A2 Steib, Syrita
LA English
YR 2021
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1755889372
AB In 2017, Louisiana became the first state to pass legislation to remove criminal history questions from college applications, commonly known as ban the box in higher education. This victory hinged on the work of two advocates, Syrita Steib, Founder and Executive Director of Operation Restoration, and Annie Phoenix, PhD student at Tulane University and Co-founder of Operation Restoration. The following article is a reflection on the process to pass ban the box in higher education in Louisiana and lessons learned to support others to engage in criminal legal system reform. We hope that this article serves as inspiration for other women impacted by incarceration, and nonimpacted supporters to use their voices to fight for liberation and to end the collateral consequences that prevent people with convictions from accessing education and other opportunities.
K1 college access
K1 criminal convictions
K1 ban the box
K1 Policy Change
K1 Women
K1 formerly incarcerated leaders
DO 10.1177/1043986221999883