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Captive Afterlives in the Age of Mass Conviction

By Melissa Burch

Design by Ana Holschuh and Andrew Medeiros

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The Rise of Criminal Background Screening in Employment

Written by Melissa Burch

Illustrated by Carolina Jones

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Scripting the Conviction: Power and Resistance in the Management of Criminal Stigma

By Melissa Burch

Design by Ana Holschuh

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(Re)entry from the Bottom Up: Case Study of a Critical Approach to Assisting Women Coming Home from Prison

Written by Melissa Burch

Illustrated by Ana Holschuh

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Fact Sheets + Infographics
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Do Licensing Requirements Make Sense?

By the Afterlives of Conviction Team

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How Criminal Records are
Stored and Shared

Written by Melissa Burch

Illustrated by Carolina Jones

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FBI-based Background Checks for
Non-criminal Justice Purposes

Written by Melissa Burch

Illustrated by Carolina Jones

The Best Firefighting Jobs Require an EMT License 
 

Written by Melissa Burch and Charlotte Smith

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AFTERLIVES
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The Afterlives of Conviction Project is a research-based public education initiative exploring the human impact of criminal conviction.

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©2021 Melissa Burch. All Rights Reserved.

Original artwork by Ana Holschuh

Design by Ana Holschuh, Cameron Prudhomme, & Megan Freund with Melissa Burch

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