Executive Director

Anyone who is in charge of hiring staff should read this book. Before we make judgements about who to hire based on whether or not that person has a documented criminal history, we should consider the broader impacts of these decisions. "We Are All Criminals" personifies the struggles of people who are experiencing a lifetime of consequences long after their "debt to society" has been repaid, and often contrasts that with stories of people like you and me who made the same decisions but escaped the criminal consequences. Emily Baxter artfully brings the reader intimately close to this subject and helps us understand privilege from a new perspective. Reading this book is a good first step. Removing questions about criminal history from initial hiring stages is a good second step.