Several years ago, the American Bar Association identified more than 38,000 penalties, called collateral consequences, that can impact an offender convicted of a crime long after that offender has completed his or her sentence.

Collateral consequences are the additional civil penalties tied to a criminal conviction that can have a lifetime impact on an offender. These consequences include barriers to housing, education, employment, disenfranchisement and ineligibility for public benefits.

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