Disability compounds employment woes for people with criminal records, and vice versa
May 20, 2026
May 20, 2026
ITHACA, New York, May 20 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Disability compounds employment woes for people with criminal records, and vice versa
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Justice-impacted individuals with disabilities (JIID) are nearly 11 percentage points less likely to be employed than people with disabilities who have not interacted with the criminal justice system, according to a study out of Cornell's Yang-Tan Institute on Employment and . . .
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Disability compounds employment woes for people with criminal records, and vice versa
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Justice-impacted individuals with disabilities (JIID) are nearly 11 percentage points less likely to be employed than people with disabilities who have not interacted with the criminal justice system, according to a study out of Cornell's Yang-Tan Institute on Employment and . . .