U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Calls for Limiting Collateral Consequences for People With Criminal Records More than 44,000 collateral consequences exist nationwide that continue to punish people with felony records long after the completion of their sentence. Today the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights is releasing Collateral Consequences: The Crossroads of Punishment, Redemption and the Effects … Continue reading U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Calls for Limiting Collateral Consequences for People With Criminal Records