Mission: Launch hosted, in partnership with Google, D.C., a dialogue around the relationship between data, justice, and opportunities in the criminal justice sector. The event was held at Google, D.C. headquarters and included expert panelists from a variety of sectors: government, private, education, and nonprofit. Topics for discussion include benefits and drawbacks of data in criminal justice decision making, connecting policy to the discussion of collateral consequences, and initiatives dedicated to expanding workforce opportunities for people living with an arrest/conviction record in the United States. This event stems from months of collaboration between veteran re-entry organization, Mission: Launch and Google, which signed the Fair Chance Business Pledge in 2016.

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