“The Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs released at a press conference today a groundbreaking report, The Collateral Consequences of Arrests and Convictions under DC, Maryland, and Virginia Law. The report, the first to focus on the problem of collateral consequences in the DC tri-jurisdiction region, documents the significant extent of the problem and its disproportionate impact on African-Americans, as explained in the enclosed executive summary. It includes case studies of five area residents victimized by collateral consequences in employment and housing, two of whom were at the press conference. The report also contains recommendations for action, including changes to the “ban-the-box” law that took effect in DC yesterday.”