TPF Featured in Louisiana Fair Housing Action Center
Housing advocates and members of the formerly incarcerated community, including our founder and executive director Gabrielle Perry, MPH, secured a victory this week with the implementation of a new housing and tenant screening policy from the Louisiana Housing Corporation. The new policy reduces discrimination among Louisiana’s state subsidized housing and brings the state into compliance with federal fair housing guidelines.
“Multiple people with conviction records spoke at previous public comment sessions and shared with LHC staff and board members that a staggering 49% of all adults in Louisiana have a criminal record, and likely an even higher percentage of adults applying for affordable housing through LHC’s programs also have conviction records. LHC’s new policy notes this fact and explains that widespread racial and ethnic disparities in the criminal legal system require housing providers to ensure that their screening policies do not have an unjustified discriminatory effect.” (LFHAC, 2021).
Check out the article to read Gabrielle’s thoughts on the paassage of this legislation on lafairhousing.org.
Read more: Advocates Secure New Inclusive Criminal Background Screening Policy at the LA Housing Corporation
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Founded in memory of late U.S. Army Master Sergeant Thurman Perry Jr., The Thurman Perry foundation was created by his daughter, Gabrielle Perry, MPH, to support women and girls impacted by incarceration.
