- Black wages increase at a slower rate than white wages after release from prison.
- The difference in wage trajectories is not completely accounted for by prior work experience.
- African Americans receive lower returns to work experience than whites.
- Because imprisonment confirms criminal stereotypes about black men, employers may be more likely to not hire a black man because of his criminal record than to not hire a white man because of his criminal record.
Published by
- National Poverty Center at the University of Michigan