After her October 2012 release following more than two years in prison, she applied for more than a half-dozen jobs. She landed a second interview with a telemarketer — and then the company checked her background. "They called and told me they didn't need me," said Evans, 24.
The U.S. population of former inmates has swelled after incarceration rates more than tripled over the past three decades. Meanwhile, job seekers outnumber openings 2.7 to 1, making it easier for employers to pass up marred resumes.
As companies including Target Corp. and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. remove questions about criminal history from applications, state and local governments are passing laws that could help ex-offenders get job interviews.
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