Criminal Justice Policy Writer

Ian Adams

1 article 2017

Ian Adams is a policy writer focused on criminal justice reform and employment issues. He contributed to The Weekly Standard in 2017, writing about regulatory barriers facing ex-offenders in the labor market.

Ex-Offenders Need Jobs, Not Handouts. But There Are Too Many Regulatory Barriers.

April 17, 2017 · Occupational Licensing, courts, Criminal Justice Reform

There's a tragic irony at the heart of American criminal-justice policy. While we invest billions of dollars each year to house inmates in state and federal correctional facilities, our collective willingness to invest falters when it comes to ensuring the formerly incarcerated don't reoffend.