No second chance : people with criminal records denied access to public housing
Recommendations -- Background -- The right to adequate housing -- Federal "one strike" legislation -- Public safety -- Exclusions based on local policies -- Legislatively mandated categories of exclusion from public housing -- Screening people out : "felons need not apply" -- Arbitrary denials and discrimination -- Limited right to redress -- Conclusion
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