Busting Myths About Increasing Access to Housing for People who are Justice-Impacted

Our work in supportive housing has shown repeatedly that people with incarceration histories can be successful tenants when connected with appropriate housing and services. Further, it is a smart public investment that reduces crisis and institutional costs and increases public safety. Still, there are many misconceptions around providing housing to residents with justice system involvement. In this document, we break down common myths for landlords and property managers regarding renting to people who have conviction and arrest history records. This document was created in collaboration with people with lived expertise of homelessness and the justice system. By dispelling common myths about people with justice system involvement, we can remove barriers to housing.