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	*'''David Israel''', CEO of GOOD PLANeT, who shared his personal experience with incarceration		*'''[[David Israel]]''', CEO of GOOD PLANeT, who shared his personal experience with incarceration
	*'''[[Brent_Cassity\|Brent Cassity]]''', host of the Nightmare Success podcast		*'''[[Brent_Cassity\|Brent Cassity]]''', host of the Nightmare Success podcast
	*'''Bill Baroni''', defendant in the [[Fort Lee lane closure scandal\|Bridgegate scandal]]		*'''Bill Baroni''', defendant in the [[Fort Lee lane closure scandal\|Bridgegate scandal]]

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	==History and founding==		==History and founding==

	Jeff Grant, the organization's co-founder, was a practicing attorney in New York and Westchester County who operated a 20-person law firm and served as general counsel for major real estate firms before his conviction. In 2001, Grant made false statements on a Small Business Administration EIDL loan application and was subsequently convicted of loan fraud. He served approximately 14 months at [[~~United States Penitentiary,~~ Allenwood]].<ref name="grant-wikipedia">{{cite web \|title=Jeff Grant (attorney) \|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Grant_(attorney) \|publisher=Wikipedia \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>		Jeff Grant, the organization's co-founder, was a practicing attorney in New York and Westchester County who operated a 20-person law firm and served as general counsel for major real estate firms before his conviction. In 2001, Grant made false statements on a Small Business Administration EIDL loan application and was subsequently convicted of loan fraud. He served approximately 14 months at [[FCI_Allenwood_(low-security)\|USP Allenwood]].<ref name="grant-wikipedia">{{cite web \|title=Jeff Grant (attorney) \|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Grant_(attorney) \|publisher=Wikipedia \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>

	Following his release, Grant attended Union Theological Seminary, earning a Master of Divinity degree with a focus in Social Ethics. He was ordained as a minister and, together with his wife Lynn Springer, founded Progressive Prison Ministries, Inc. in Greenwich, Connecticut, as the world's first ministry devoted to serving those navigating the white-collar justice system.<ref name="grantlaw-about">{{cite web \|title=About Jeff Grant \|url=https://grantlaw.com/about/ \|publisher=GrantLaw \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>		Following his release, Grant attended Union Theological Seminary, earning a Master of Divinity degree with a focus in Social Ethics. He was ordained as a minister and, together with his wife Lynn Springer, founded Progressive Prison Ministries, Inc. in Greenwich, Connecticut, as the world's first ministry devoted to serving those navigating the white-collar justice system.<ref name="grantlaw-about">{{cite web \|title=About Jeff Grant \|url=https://grantlaw.com/about/ \|publisher=GrantLaw \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>

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	Founded in 2012 by [[Jeff_Grant\|Jeff Grant]] and Lynn Springer, it is described as the world's first support group devoted specifically to serving this population.<ref name="wcsg-wikipedia">{{cite web \|title=White Collar Support Group \|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Collar_Support_Group \|publisher=Wikipedia \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref> The organization incorporated as a nonprofit in Connecticut in 2014 and received 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status in 2015.<ref name="wric-initiatives">{{cite web \|title=White Collar Support Group Launches New Criminal Justice Reform Initiatives \|url=https://www.wric.com/business/press-releases/ein-presswire/806669221/white-collar-support-group-launches-new-criminal-justice-reform-initiatives/ \|publisher=WRIC \|date=April 28, 2025 \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>		Founded in 2012 by [[Jeff_Grant\|Jeff Grant]] and Lynn Springer, it is described as the world's first support group devoted specifically to serving this population.<ref name="wcsg-wikipedia">{{cite web \|title=White Collar Support Group \|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Collar_Support_Group \|publisher=Wikipedia \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref> The organization incorporated as a nonprofit in Connecticut in 2014 and received 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status in 2015.<ref name="wric-initiatives">{{cite web \|title=White Collar Support Group Launches New Criminal Justice Reform Initiatives \|url=https://www.wric.com/business/press-releases/ein-presswire/806669221/white-collar-support-group-launches-new-criminal-justice-reform-initiatives/ \|publisher=WRIC \|date=April 28, 2025 \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>
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	The group operates under the philosophy that isolation compounds the damage of criminal justice involvement, summarized in its motto: "It's the isolation that destroys us. The solution is in community."<ref name="prisonist-home">{{cite web \|title=White Collar Support Group - The Solution is in Community \|url=https://prisonist.org/ \|publisher=White Collar Support Group \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref> As of 2025, the organization has served over 1,400 individuals worldwide and held more than 450 weekly support group meetings.<ref name="wric-initiatives" />		The group operates under the philosophy that isolation compounds the damage of criminal justice involvement, summarized in its motto: "It's the isolation that destroys us. The solution is in community."<ref name="prisonist-home">{{cite web \|title=White Collar Support Group - The Solution is in Community \|url=https://prisonist.org/ \|publisher=White Collar Support Group \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref> As of 2025, the organization has served over 1,400 individuals worldwide and held more than 450 weekly support group meetings.<ref name="wric-initiatives" />
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	==History and founding==		==History and founding==

	Jeff Grant, the organization's co-founder, was a practicing attorney in New York and Westchester County who operated a 20-person law firm and served as general counsel for major real estate firms before his conviction. In 2001, Grant made false statements on a Small Business Administration EIDL loan application and was subsequently convicted of loan fraud. He served approximately 14 months at [[United States Penitentiary, Allenwood]].<ref name="grant-wikipedia">{{cite web \|title=Jeff Grant (attorney) \|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Grant_(attorney) \|publisher=Wikipedia \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>		Jeff Grant, the organization's co-founder, was a practicing attorney in New York and Westchester County who operated a 20-person law firm and served as general counsel for major real estate firms before his conviction. In 2001, Grant made false statements on a Small Business Administration EIDL loan application and was subsequently convicted of loan fraud. He served approximately 14 months at [[United States Penitentiary, Allenwood]].<ref name="grant-wikipedia">{{cite web \|title=Jeff Grant (attorney) \|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Grant_(attorney) \|publisher=Wikipedia \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>
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	Following his release, Grant attended Union Theological Seminary, earning a Master of Divinity degree with a focus in Social Ethics. He was ordained as a minister and, together with his wife Lynn Springer, founded Progressive Prison Ministries, Inc. in Greenwich, Connecticut, as the world's first ministry devoted to serving those navigating the white-collar justice system.<ref name="grantlaw-about">{{cite web \|title=About Jeff Grant \|url=https://grantlaw.com/about/ \|publisher=GrantLaw \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>		Following his release, Grant attended Union Theological Seminary, earning a Master of Divinity degree with a focus in Social Ethics. He was ordained as a minister and, together with his wife Lynn Springer, founded Progressive Prison Ministries, Inc. in Greenwich, Connecticut, as the world's first ministry devoted to serving those navigating the white-collar justice system.<ref name="grantlaw-about">{{cite web \|title=About Jeff Grant \|url=https://grantlaw.com/about/ \|publisher=GrantLaw \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>
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	The White Collar Support Group launched its first weekly online meeting in 2016. The organization describes itself as nonsectarian and inclusive, welcoming individuals of all faiths, agnostics, and atheists.<ref name="wric-initiatives" />		The White Collar Support Group launched its first weekly online meeting in 2016. The organization describes itself as nonsectarian and inclusive, welcoming individuals of all faiths, agnostics, and atheists.<ref name="wric-initiatives" />
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	The White Collar Support Group describes its community as "individuals, families and groups with white collar justice issues who have a desire to take responsibility for our actions and the wreckage we caused, make amends, and move forward in a new way of life centered on hope, care, kindness, compassion, tolerance and empathy."<ref name="conference-2024">{{cite web \|title=First-Ever Conference for White Collar Justice Community to be Held on October 19, 2024 \|url=https://www.wfxrtv.com/business/press-releases/ein-presswire/733127197/first-ever-conference-for-white-collar-justice-community-to-be-held-on-october-19-2024/ \|publisher=WFXR \|date=August 6, 2024 \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>		The White Collar Support Group describes its community as "individuals, families and groups with white collar justice issues who have a desire to take responsibility for our actions and the wreckage we caused, make amends, and move forward in a new way of life centered on hope, care, kindness, compassion, tolerance and empathy."<ref name="conference-2024">{{cite web \|title=First-Ever Conference for White Collar Justice Community to be Held on October 19, 2024 \|url=https://www.wfxrtv.com/business/press-releases/ein-presswire/733127197/first-ever-conference-for-white-collar-justice-community-to-be-held-on-october-19-2024/ \|publisher=WFXR \|date=August 6, 2024 \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>
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	The organization's core focuses include:		The organization's core focuses include:
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	The group emphasizes that many of its members "are suffering in silence with shame, remorse, and deep regret" and have "been stigmatized by our own families and friends, and by our former business relationships."<ref name="eventbrite-wcsg">{{cite web \|title=White Collar Support Group Events \|url=https://www.eventbrite.com/o/white-collar-support-group-88530172383 \|publisher=Eventbrite \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>		The group emphasizes that many of its members "are suffering in silence with shame, remorse, and deep regret" and have "been stigmatized by our own families and friends, and by our former business relationships."<ref name="eventbrite-wcsg">{{cite web \|title=White Collar Support Group Events \|url=https://www.eventbrite.com/o/white-collar-support-group-88530172383 \|publisher=Eventbrite \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>
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	==Programs and services==		==Programs and services==
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	The Tuesday Night Speaker Series features presentations by subject matter experts on topics relevant to the white-collar justice community. These sessions, which are open to family and friends as well as group members, bring in speakers from legal, academic, business, and advocacy backgrounds.<ref name="medium-newsletter">{{cite web \|title=White Collar Support Group Newsletter April 2025 \|url=https://jeffgrantesq.medium.com/white-collar-support-group-newsletter-april-2025-cdad2a9e3bba \|publisher=Medium \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>		The Tuesday Night Speaker Series features presentations by subject matter experts on topics relevant to the white-collar justice community. These sessions, which are open to family and friends as well as group members, bring in speakers from legal, academic, business, and advocacy backgrounds.<ref name="medium-newsletter">{{cite web \|title=White Collar Support Group Newsletter April 2025 \|url=https://jeffgrantesq.medium.com/white-collar-support-group-newsletter-april-2025-cdad2a9e3bba \|publisher=Medium \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>
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	Notable speakers have included:		Notable speakers have included:

	*'''Erin Frey''', Assistant Professor at Yale School of Management, discussing her research on how workers recover after making major mistakes and how they are given second chances<ref name="eventbrite-frey">{{cite web \|title=White Collar Support Group Tuesday Speaker Series: Erin Frey \|url=https://www.eventbrite.com/e/white-collar-support-grouptm-tuesday-speaker-series-erin-frey-registration-1236722292669 \|publisher=Eventbrite \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>		*'''Erin Frey''', Assistant Professor at Yale School of Management, discussing her research on how workers recover after making major mistakes and how they are given second chances<ref name="eventbrite-frey">{{cite web \|title=White Collar Support Group Tuesday Speaker Series: Erin Frey \|url=https://www.eventbrite.com/e/white-collar-support-grouptm-tuesday-speaker-series-erin-frey-registration-1236722292669 \|publisher=Eventbrite \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>
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	*'''Amy K. Nelson''', founder of The Riveter, venture-backed entrepreneur, and criminal justice reform advocate<ref name="prisonist-nelson">{{cite web \|title=Amy K. Nelson: Founder, Lawyer, Mother, and Criminal Justice Reform Advocate – November 2024 \|url=https://prisonist.org/speaker-series/amy-k-nelson-founder-lawyer-mother-and-criminal-justice-reform-advocate/ \|publisher=White Collar Support Group \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>		*'''Amy K. Nelson''', founder of The Riveter, venture-backed entrepreneur, and criminal justice reform advocate<ref name="prisonist-nelson">{{cite web \|title=Amy K. Nelson: Founder, Lawyer, Mother, and Criminal Justice Reform Advocate – November 2024 \|url=https://prisonist.org/speaker-series/amy-k-nelson-founder-lawyer-mother-and-criminal-justice-reform-advocate/ \|publisher=White Collar Support Group \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>
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	*'''Doug Passon''', sentencing and mitigation expert<ref name="prisonist-home" />		*'''Doug Passon''', sentencing and mitigation expert<ref name="prisonist-home" />
	*Panels from the '''Women's White Collar Defense Association''' on topics such as restitution and forfeiture<ref name="prisonist-home" />		*Panels from the '''Women's White Collar Defense Association''' on topics such as restitution and forfeiture<ref name="prisonist-home" />
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	The White Collar Support Group leads a campaign to establish a federal [[Expungement\|expungement]] process for criminal records. Unlike many state-level systems that provide pathways for expungement or record-sealing, the federal system currently offers no standardized expungement process; the only mechanism for clearing a federal conviction is a [[Presidential_Clemency_and_Pardons\|presidential pardon]], which remains rare and discretionary.<ref name="federal-expungement-org">{{cite web \|title=Federal Expungement Initiative \|url=https://federalexpungement.org/ \|publisher=Federal Expungement Initiative \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>		The White Collar Support Group leads a campaign to establish a federal [[Expungement\|expungement]] process for criminal records. Unlike many state-level systems that provide pathways for expungement or record-sealing, the federal system currently offers no standardized expungement process; the only mechanism for clearing a federal conviction is a [[Presidential_Clemency_and_Pardons\|presidential pardon]], which remains rare and discretionary.<ref name="federal-expungement-org">{{cite web \|title=Federal Expungement Initiative \|url=https://federalexpungement.org/ \|publisher=Federal Expungement Initiative \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>
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	In June 2025, the White Collar Support Group formally launched the Federal Expungement Initiative in partnership with several prominent legal scholars:<ref name="federal-expungement-launch">{{cite web \|title=White Collar Support Group and Noted Law Professors Launch Federal Expungement Initiative \|url=https://noaa.einnews.com/pr_news/824001398/white-collar-support-group-and-noted-law-professors-launch-federal-expungement-initiative \|publisher=EIN Presswire \|date=June 23, 2025 \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>		In June 2025, the White Collar Support Group formally launched the Federal Expungement Initiative in partnership with several prominent legal scholars:<ref name="federal-expungement-launch">{{cite web \|title=White Collar Support Group and Noted Law Professors Launch Federal Expungement Initiative \|url=https://noaa.einnews.com/pr_news/824001398/white-collar-support-group-and-noted-law-professors-launch-federal-expungement-initiative \|publisher=EIN Presswire \|date=June 23, 2025 \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>
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	*'''Mark Osler''', Professor at University of St. Thomas School of Law (Minnesota)\|St. Thomas University Law School		*'''Mark Osler''', Professor at University of St. Thomas School of Law (Minnesota)\|St. Thomas University Law School
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	The initiative advocates for Congress to create a comprehensive expungement process modeled on successful state-level programs and building on prior legislative efforts such as Senator [[Rand Paul]]'s REDEEM Act of 2017 (Record Expungement Designed to Enhance Employment Act). The proposed framework would allow expungement by petition for eligible offenses, including juvenile offenses and non-violent crimes, after meeting specified conditions related to rehabilitation, time served, and personal growth.<ref name="ccr-toobin">{{cite web \|title=White Collar Conference Set for October 11 Featuring Jeffrey Toobin and Joe Bankman \|url=https://www.corporatecrimereporter.com/news/200/white-collar-conference-set-for-october-11-featuring-jeffrey-toobin-and-joe-bankman/ \|publisher=Corporate Crime Reporter \|date=September 24, 2025 \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>		The initiative advocates for Congress to create a comprehensive expungement process modeled on successful state-level programs and building on prior legislative efforts such as Senator [[Rand Paul]]'s REDEEM Act of 2017 (Record Expungement Designed to Enhance Employment Act). The proposed framework would allow expungement by petition for eligible offenses, including juvenile offenses and non-violent crimes, after meeting specified conditions related to rehabilitation, time served, and personal growth.<ref name="ccr-toobin">{{cite web \|title=White Collar Conference Set for October 11 Featuring Jeffrey Toobin and Joe Bankman \|url=https://www.corporatecrimereporter.com/news/200/white-collar-conference-set-for-october-11-featuring-jeffrey-toobin-and-joe-bankman/ \|publisher=Corporate Crime Reporter \|date=September 24, 2025 \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>
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	The organization also maintains a state-by-state guide to pardon and expungement procedures across all 50 states as a resource for members.<ref name="prisonist-state-guide">{{cite web \|title=State Pardon & Expungement Guidance \|url=https://prisonist.org/state-pardon-expungement-guidance-by-state/ \|publisher=White Collar Support Group \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>		The organization also maintains a state-by-state guide to pardon and expungement procedures across all 50 states as a resource for members.<ref name="prisonist-state-guide">{{cite web \|title=State Pardon & Expungement Guidance \|url=https://prisonist.org/state-pardon-expungement-guidance-by-state/ \|publisher=White Collar Support Group \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>
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	===Right to Banking Initiative===		===Right to Banking Initiative===
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	Drew Chapin, a member of the organization's Steering Committee, has compared exclusion from the banking system to the pre-Affordable Care Act denial of health insurance to individuals with preexisting conditions, describing it as systemically inequitable and destabilizing for those seeking to rebuild their lives.<ref name="davis-vanguard">{{cite web \|title=White Collar Support Group Advocates for Criminal Justice Reform and Collaboration \|url=https://davisvanguard.org/2025/05/white-collar-support-group-reform/ \|publisher=Davis Vanguard \|date=May 6, 2025 \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>		Drew Chapin, a member of the organization's Steering Committee, has compared exclusion from the banking system to the pre-Affordable Care Act denial of health insurance to individuals with preexisting conditions, describing it as systemically inequitable and destabilizing for those seeking to rebuild their lives.<ref name="davis-vanguard">{{cite web \|title=White Collar Support Group Advocates for Criminal Justice Reform and Collaboration \|url=https://davisvanguard.org/2025/05/white-collar-support-group-reform/ \|publisher=Davis Vanguard \|date=May 6, 2025 \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>
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	==Research partnerships==		==Research partnerships==

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	Founded in 2012 by [[Jeff_Grant\|Jeff Grant]] and Lynn Springer, it is described as the world's first support group devoted specifically to serving this population.<ref name="wcsg-wikipedia">{{cite web \|title=White Collar Support Group \|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Collar_Support_Group \|publisher=Wikipedia \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref> The organization incorporated as a nonprofit in Connecticut in 2014 and received 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status in 2015.<ref name="wric-initiatives">{{cite web \|title=White Collar Support Group Launches New Criminal Justice Reform Initiatives \|url=https://www.wric.com/business/press-releases/ein-presswire/806669221/white-collar-support-group-launches-new-criminal-justice-reform-initiatives/ \|publisher=WRIC \|date=April 28, 2025 \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>		Founded in 2012 by [[Jeff_Grant\|Jeff Grant]] and Lynn Springer, it is described as the world's first support group devoted specifically to serving this population.<ref name="wcsg-wikipedia">{{cite web \|title=White Collar Support Group \|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Collar_Support_Group \|publisher=Wikipedia \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref> The organization incorporated as a nonprofit in Connecticut in 2014 and received 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status in 2015.<ref name="wric-initiatives">{{cite web \|title=White Collar Support Group Launches New Criminal Justice Reform Initiatives \|url=https://www.wric.com/business/press-releases/ein-presswire/806669221/white-collar-support-group-launches-new-criminal-justice-reform-initiatives/ \|publisher=WRIC \|date=April 28, 2025 \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>
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	The group operates under the philosophy that isolation compounds the damage of criminal justice involvement, summarized in its motto: "It's the isolation that destroys us. The solution is in community."<ref name="prisonist-home">{{cite web \|title=White Collar Support Group - The Solution is in Community \|url=https://prisonist.org/ \|publisher=White Collar Support Group \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref> As of 2025, the organization has served over 1,400 individuals worldwide and held more than 450 weekly support group meetings.<ref name="wric-initiatives" />		The group operates under the philosophy that isolation compounds the damage of criminal justice involvement, summarized in its motto: "It's the isolation that destroys us. The solution is in community."<ref name="prisonist-home">{{cite web \|title=White Collar Support Group - The Solution is in Community \|url=https://prisonist.org/ \|publisher=White Collar Support Group \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref> As of 2025, the organization has served over 1,400 individuals worldwide and held more than 450 weekly support group meetings.<ref name="wric-initiatives" />
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	==History and founding==		==History and founding==

	Jeff Grant, the organization's co-founder, was a practicing attorney in New York and Westchester County who operated a 20-person law firm and served as general counsel for major real estate firms before his conviction. In 2001, Grant made false statements on a Small Business Administration EIDL loan application and was subsequently convicted of loan fraud. He served approximately 14 months at [[United States Penitentiary, Allenwood]].<ref name="grant-wikipedia">{{cite web \|title=Jeff Grant (attorney) \|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Grant_(attorney) \|publisher=Wikipedia \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>		Jeff Grant, the organization's co-founder, was a practicing attorney in New York and Westchester County who operated a 20-person law firm and served as general counsel for major real estate firms before his conviction. In 2001, Grant made false statements on a Small Business Administration EIDL loan application and was subsequently convicted of loan fraud. He served approximately 14 months at [[United States Penitentiary, Allenwood]].<ref name="grant-wikipedia">{{cite web \|title=Jeff Grant (attorney) \|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Grant_(attorney) \|publisher=Wikipedia \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>
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	Following his release, Grant attended Union Theological Seminary, earning a Master of Divinity degree with a focus in Social Ethics. He was ordained as a minister and, together with his wife Lynn Springer, founded Progressive Prison Ministries, Inc. in Greenwich, Connecticut, as the world's first ministry devoted to serving those navigating the white-collar justice system.<ref name="grantlaw-about">{{cite web \|title=About Jeff Grant \|url=https://grantlaw.com/about/ \|publisher=GrantLaw \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>		Following his release, Grant attended Union Theological Seminary, earning a Master of Divinity degree with a focus in Social Ethics. He was ordained as a minister and, together with his wife Lynn Springer, founded Progressive Prison Ministries, Inc. in Greenwich, Connecticut, as the world's first ministry devoted to serving those navigating the white-collar justice system.<ref name="grantlaw-about">{{cite web \|title=About Jeff Grant \|url=https://grantlaw.com/about/ \|publisher=GrantLaw \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>
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	The White Collar Support Group launched its first weekly online meeting in 2016. The organization describes itself as nonsectarian and inclusive, welcoming individuals of all faiths, agnostics, and atheists.<ref name="wric-initiatives" />		The White Collar Support Group launched its first weekly online meeting in 2016. The organization describes itself as nonsectarian and inclusive, welcoming individuals of all faiths, agnostics, and atheists.<ref name="wric-initiatives" />
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	The White Collar Support Group describes its community as "individuals, families and groups with white collar justice issues who have a desire to take responsibility for our actions and the wreckage we caused, make amends, and move forward in a new way of life centered on hope, care, kindness, compassion, tolerance and empathy."<ref name="conference-2024">{{cite web \|title=First-Ever Conference for White Collar Justice Community to be Held on October 19, 2024 \|url=https://www.wfxrtv.com/business/press-releases/ein-presswire/733127197/first-ever-conference-for-white-collar-justice-community-to-be-held-on-october-19-2024/ \|publisher=WFXR \|date=August 6, 2024 \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>		The White Collar Support Group describes its community as "individuals, families and groups with white collar justice issues who have a desire to take responsibility for our actions and the wreckage we caused, make amends, and move forward in a new way of life centered on hope, care, kindness, compassion, tolerance and empathy."<ref name="conference-2024">{{cite web \|title=First-Ever Conference for White Collar Justice Community to be Held on October 19, 2024 \|url=https://www.wfxrtv.com/business/press-releases/ein-presswire/733127197/first-ever-conference-for-white-collar-justice-community-to-be-held-on-october-19-2024/ \|publisher=WFXR \|date=August 6, 2024 \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>
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	The group emphasizes that many of its members "are suffering in silence with shame, remorse, and deep regret" and have "been stigmatized by our own families and friends, and by our former business relationships."<ref name="eventbrite-wcsg">{{cite web \|title=White Collar Support Group Events \|url=https://www.eventbrite.com/o/white-collar-support-group-88530172383 \|publisher=Eventbrite \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>		The group emphasizes that many of its members "are suffering in silence with shame, remorse, and deep regret" and have "been stigmatized by our own families and friends, and by our former business relationships."<ref name="eventbrite-wcsg">{{cite web \|title=White Collar Support Group Events \|url=https://www.eventbrite.com/o/white-collar-support-group-88530172383 \|publisher=Eventbrite \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>
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	The Tuesday Night Speaker Series features presentations by subject matter experts on topics relevant to the white-collar justice community. These sessions, which are open to family and friends as well as group members, bring in speakers from legal, academic, business, and advocacy backgrounds.<ref name="medium-newsletter">{{cite web \|title=White Collar Support Group Newsletter April 2025 \|url=https://jeffgrantesq.medium.com/white-collar-support-group-newsletter-april-2025-cdad2a9e3bba \|publisher=Medium \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>		The Tuesday Night Speaker Series features presentations by subject matter experts on topics relevant to the white-collar justice community. These sessions, which are open to family and friends as well as group members, bring in speakers from legal, academic, business, and advocacy backgrounds.<ref name="medium-newsletter">{{cite web \|title=White Collar Support Group Newsletter April 2025 \|url=https://jeffgrantesq.medium.com/white-collar-support-group-newsletter-april-2025-cdad2a9e3bba \|publisher=Medium \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>
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	*'''Erin Frey''', Assistant Professor at Yale School of Management, discussing her research on how workers recover after making major mistakes and how they are given second chances<ref name="eventbrite-frey">{{cite web \|title=White Collar Support Group Tuesday Speaker Series: Erin Frey \|url=https://www.eventbrite.com/e/white-collar-support-grouptm-tuesday-speaker-series-erin-frey-registration-1236722292669 \|publisher=Eventbrite \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>		*'''Erin Frey''', Assistant Professor at Yale School of Management, discussing her research on how workers recover after making major mistakes and how they are given second chances<ref name="eventbrite-frey">{{cite web \|title=White Collar Support Group Tuesday Speaker Series: Erin Frey \|url=https://www.eventbrite.com/e/white-collar-support-grouptm-tuesday-speaker-series-erin-frey-registration-1236722292669 \|publisher=Eventbrite \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>
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	*'''Amy K. Nelson''', founder of The Riveter, venture-backed entrepreneur, and criminal justice reform advocate<ref name="prisonist-nelson">{{cite web \|title=Amy K. Nelson: Founder, Lawyer, Mother, and Criminal Justice Reform Advocate – November 2024 \|url=https://prisonist.org/speaker-series/amy-k-nelson-founder-lawyer-mother-and-criminal-justice-reform-advocate/ \|publisher=White Collar Support Group \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>		*'''Amy K. Nelson''', founder of The Riveter, venture-backed entrepreneur, and criminal justice reform advocate<ref name="prisonist-nelson">{{cite web \|title=Amy K. Nelson: Founder, Lawyer, Mother, and Criminal Justice Reform Advocate – November 2024 \|url=https://prisonist.org/speaker-series/amy-k-nelson-founder-lawyer-mother-and-criminal-justice-reform-advocate/ \|publisher=White Collar Support Group \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>
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	*'''Doug Passon''', sentencing and mitigation expert<ref name="prisonist-home" />		*'''Doug Passon''', sentencing and mitigation expert<ref name="prisonist-home" />
	*Panels from the '''Women's White Collar Defense Association''' on topics such as restitution and forfeiture<ref name="prisonist-home" />		*Panels from the '''Women's White Collar Defense Association''' on topics such as restitution and forfeiture<ref name="prisonist-home" />
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	The White Collar Support Group leads a campaign to establish a federal [[Expungement\|expungement]] process for criminal records. Unlike many state-level systems that provide pathways for expungement or record-sealing, the federal system currently offers no standardized expungement process; the only mechanism for clearing a federal conviction is a [[Presidential_Clemency_and_Pardons\|presidential pardon]], which remains rare and discretionary.<ref name="federal-expungement-org">{{cite web \|title=Federal Expungement Initiative \|url=https://federalexpungement.org/ \|publisher=Federal Expungement Initiative \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>		The White Collar Support Group leads a campaign to establish a federal [[Expungement\|expungement]] process for criminal records. Unlike many state-level systems that provide pathways for expungement or record-sealing, the federal system currently offers no standardized expungement process; the only mechanism for clearing a federal conviction is a [[Presidential_Clemency_and_Pardons\|presidential pardon]], which remains rare and discretionary.<ref name="federal-expungement-org">{{cite web \|title=Federal Expungement Initiative \|url=https://federalexpungement.org/ \|publisher=Federal Expungement Initiative \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>
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	In June 2025, the White Collar Support Group formally launched the Federal Expungement Initiative in partnership with several prominent legal scholars:<ref name="federal-expungement-launch">{{cite web \|title=White Collar Support Group and Noted Law Professors Launch Federal Expungement Initiative \|url=https://noaa.einnews.com/pr_news/824001398/white-collar-support-group-and-noted-law-professors-launch-federal-expungement-initiative \|publisher=EIN Presswire \|date=June 23, 2025 \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>		In June 2025, the White Collar Support Group formally launched the Federal Expungement Initiative in partnership with several prominent legal scholars:<ref name="federal-expungement-launch">{{cite web \|title=White Collar Support Group and Noted Law Professors Launch Federal Expungement Initiative \|url=https://noaa.einnews.com/pr_news/824001398/white-collar-support-group-and-noted-law-professors-launch-federal-expungement-initiative \|publisher=EIN Presswire \|date=June 23, 2025 \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>
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	*'''Mark Osler''', Professor at University of St. Thomas School of Law (Minnesota)\|St. Thomas University Law School		*'''Mark Osler''', Professor at University of St. Thomas School of Law (Minnesota)\|St. Thomas University Law School
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	The initiative advocates for Congress to create a comprehensive expungement process modeled on successful state-level programs and building on prior legislative efforts such as Senator [[Rand Paul]]'s REDEEM Act of 2017 (Record Expungement Designed to Enhance Employment Act). The proposed framework would allow expungement by petition for eligible offenses, including juvenile offenses and non-violent crimes, after meeting specified conditions related to rehabilitation, time served, and personal growth.<ref name="ccr-toobin">{{cite web \|title=White Collar Conference Set for October 11 Featuring Jeffrey Toobin and Joe Bankman \|url=https://www.corporatecrimereporter.com/news/200/white-collar-conference-set-for-october-11-featuring-jeffrey-toobin-and-joe-bankman/ \|publisher=Corporate Crime Reporter \|date=September 24, 2025 \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>		The initiative advocates for Congress to create a comprehensive expungement process modeled on successful state-level programs and building on prior legislative efforts such as Senator [[Rand Paul]]'s REDEEM Act of 2017 (Record Expungement Designed to Enhance Employment Act). The proposed framework would allow expungement by petition for eligible offenses, including juvenile offenses and non-violent crimes, after meeting specified conditions related to rehabilitation, time served, and personal growth.<ref name="ccr-toobin">{{cite web \|title=White Collar Conference Set for October 11 Featuring Jeffrey Toobin and Joe Bankman \|url=https://www.corporatecrimereporter.com/news/200/white-collar-conference-set-for-october-11-featuring-jeffrey-toobin-and-joe-bankman/ \|publisher=Corporate Crime Reporter \|date=September 24, 2025 \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>
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	The organization also maintains a state-by-state guide to pardon and expungement procedures across all 50 states as a resource for members.<ref name="prisonist-state-guide">{{cite web \|title=State Pardon & Expungement Guidance \|url=https://prisonist.org/state-pardon-expungement-guidance-by-state/ \|publisher=White Collar Support Group \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>		The organization also maintains a state-by-state guide to pardon and expungement procedures across all 50 states as a resource for members.<ref name="prisonist-state-guide">{{cite web \|title=State Pardon & Expungement Guidance \|url=https://prisonist.org/state-pardon-expungement-guidance-by-state/ \|publisher=White Collar Support Group \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>
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	Drew Chapin, a member of the organization's Steering Committee, has compared exclusion from the banking system to the pre-Affordable Care Act denial of health insurance to individuals with preexisting conditions, describing it as systemically inequitable and destabilizing for those seeking to rebuild their lives.<ref name="davis-vanguard">{{cite web \|title=White Collar Support Group Advocates for Criminal Justice Reform and Collaboration \|url=https://davisvanguard.org/2025/05/white-collar-support-group-reform/ \|publisher=Davis Vanguard \|date=May 6, 2025 \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>		Drew Chapin, a member of the organization's Steering Committee, has compared exclusion from the banking system to the pre-Affordable Care Act denial of health insurance to individuals with preexisting conditions, describing it as systemically inequitable and destabilizing for those seeking to rebuild their lives.<ref name="davis-vanguard">{{cite web \|title=White Collar Support Group Advocates for Criminal Justice Reform and Collaboration \|url=https://davisvanguard.org/2025/05/white-collar-support-group-reform/ \|publisher=Davis Vanguard \|date=May 6, 2025 \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>
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	The White Collar Conference was established in 2024 as the first conference for the white collar justice-impacted community, for the white collar justice-impacted community.		The [[White_Collar_Conference\|White Collar Conference]] was established in 2024 as the first conference for the white collar justice-impacted community, for the white collar justice-impacted community.

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 Grant has stated that the organization has committed the participation of its 1,400 members to support the research effort, describing it as having "the potential to create meaningful, human-centered change" by "centering the voices of people who have actually been through the justice system."<ref name="davis-vanguard" />
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	Founded in 2012 by [[Jeff_Grant\|Jeff Grant]] and Lynn Springer, it is described as the world's first support group devoted specifically to serving this population.<ref name="wcsg-wikipedia">{{cite web \|title=White Collar Support Group \|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Collar_Support_Group \|publisher=Wikipedia \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref> The organization incorporated as a nonprofit in Connecticut in 2014 and received 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status in 2015.<ref name="wric-initiatives">{{cite web \|title=White Collar Support Group Launches New Criminal Justice Reform Initiatives \|url=https://www.wric.com/business/press-releases/ein-presswire/806669221/white-collar-support-group-launches-new-criminal-justice-reform-initiatives/ \|publisher=WRIC \|date=April 28, 2025 \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>		Founded in 2012 by [[Jeff_Grant\|Jeff Grant]] and Lynn Springer, it is described as the world's first support group devoted specifically to serving this population.<ref name="wcsg-wikipedia">{{cite web \|title=White Collar Support Group \|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Collar_Support_Group \|publisher=Wikipedia \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref> The organization incorporated as a nonprofit in Connecticut in 2014 and received 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status in 2015.<ref name="wric-initiatives">{{cite web \|title=White Collar Support Group Launches New Criminal Justice Reform Initiatives \|url=https://www.wric.com/business/press-releases/ein-presswire/806669221/white-collar-support-group-launches-new-criminal-justice-reform-initiatives/ \|publisher=WRIC \|date=April 28, 2025 \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>
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	The group operates under the philosophy that isolation compounds the damage of criminal justice involvement, summarized in its motto: "It's the isolation that destroys us. The solution is in community."<ref name="prisonist-home">{{cite web \|title=White Collar Support Group - The Solution is in Community \|url=https://prisonist.org/ \|publisher=White Collar Support Group \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref> As of 2025, the organization has served over 1,400 individuals worldwide and held more than 450 weekly support group meetings.<ref name="wric-initiatives" />		The group operates under the philosophy that isolation compounds the damage of criminal justice involvement, summarized in its motto: "It's the isolation that destroys us. The solution is in community."<ref name="prisonist-home">{{cite web \|title=White Collar Support Group - The Solution is in Community \|url=https://prisonist.org/ \|publisher=White Collar Support Group \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref> As of 2025, the organization has served over 1,400 individuals worldwide and held more than 450 weekly support group meetings.<ref name="wric-initiatives" />
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	==History and founding==		==History and founding==

	Jeff Grant, the organization's co-founder, was a practicing attorney in New York and Westchester County who operated a 20-person law firm and served as general counsel for major real estate firms before his conviction. In 2001, Grant made false statements on a Small Business Administration EIDL loan application and was subsequently convicted of loan fraud. He served approximately 14 months at [[United States Penitentiary, Allenwood]].<ref name="grant-wikipedia">{{cite web \|title=Jeff Grant (attorney) \|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Grant_(attorney) \|publisher=Wikipedia \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>		Jeff Grant, the organization's co-founder, was a practicing attorney in New York and Westchester County who operated a 20-person law firm and served as general counsel for major real estate firms before his conviction. In 2001, Grant made false statements on a Small Business Administration EIDL loan application and was subsequently convicted of loan fraud. He served approximately 14 months at [[United States Penitentiary, Allenwood]].<ref name="grant-wikipedia">{{cite web \|title=Jeff Grant (attorney) \|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Grant_(attorney) \|publisher=Wikipedia \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>
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	Following his release, Grant attended Union Theological Seminary, earning a Master of Divinity degree with a focus in Social Ethics. He was ordained as a minister and, together with his wife Lynn Springer, founded Progressive Prison Ministries, Inc. in Greenwich, Connecticut, as the world's first ministry devoted to serving those navigating the white-collar justice system.<ref name="grantlaw-about">{{cite web \|title=About Jeff Grant \|url=https://grantlaw.com/about/ \|publisher=GrantLaw \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>		Following his release, Grant attended Union Theological Seminary, earning a Master of Divinity degree with a focus in Social Ethics. He was ordained as a minister and, together with his wife Lynn Springer, founded Progressive Prison Ministries, Inc. in Greenwich, Connecticut, as the world's first ministry devoted to serving those navigating the white-collar justice system.<ref name="grantlaw-about">{{cite web \|title=About Jeff Grant \|url=https://grantlaw.com/about/ \|publisher=GrantLaw \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>
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	The White Collar Support Group launched its first weekly online meeting in 2016. The organization describes itself as nonsectarian and inclusive, welcoming individuals of all faiths, agnostics, and atheists.<ref name="wric-initiatives" />		The White Collar Support Group launched its first weekly online meeting in 2016. The organization describes itself as nonsectarian and inclusive, welcoming individuals of all faiths, agnostics, and atheists.<ref name="wric-initiatives" />
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	The White Collar Support Group describes its community as "individuals, families and groups with white collar justice issues who have a desire to take responsibility for our actions and the wreckage we caused, make amends, and move forward in a new way of life centered on hope, care, kindness, compassion, tolerance and empathy."<ref name="conference-2024">{{cite web \|title=First-Ever Conference for White Collar Justice Community to be Held on October 19, 2024 \|url=https://www.wfxrtv.com/business/press-releases/ein-presswire/733127197/first-ever-conference-for-white-collar-justice-community-to-be-held-on-october-19-2024/ \|publisher=WFXR \|date=August 6, 2024 \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>		The White Collar Support Group describes its community as "individuals, families and groups with white collar justice issues who have a desire to take responsibility for our actions and the wreckage we caused, make amends, and move forward in a new way of life centered on hope, care, kindness, compassion, tolerance and empathy."<ref name="conference-2024">{{cite web \|title=First-Ever Conference for White Collar Justice Community to be Held on October 19, 2024 \|url=https://www.wfxrtv.com/business/press-releases/ein-presswire/733127197/first-ever-conference-for-white-collar-justice-community-to-be-held-on-october-19-2024/ \|publisher=WFXR \|date=August 6, 2024 \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>
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	The group emphasizes that many of its members "are suffering in silence with shame, remorse, and deep regret" and have "been stigmatized by our own families and friends, and by our former business relationships."<ref name="eventbrite-wcsg">{{cite web \|title=White Collar Support Group Events \|url=https://www.eventbrite.com/o/white-collar-support-group-88530172383 \|publisher=Eventbrite \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>		The group emphasizes that many of its members "are suffering in silence with shame, remorse, and deep regret" and have "been stigmatized by our own families and friends, and by our former business relationships."<ref name="eventbrite-wcsg">{{cite web \|title=White Collar Support Group Events \|url=https://www.eventbrite.com/o/white-collar-support-group-88530172383 \|publisher=Eventbrite \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>
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	The Tuesday Night Speaker Series features presentations by subject matter experts on topics relevant to the white-collar justice community. These sessions, which are open to family and friends as well as group members, bring in speakers from legal, academic, business, and advocacy backgrounds.<ref name="medium-newsletter">{{cite web \|title=White Collar Support Group Newsletter April 2025 \|url=https://jeffgrantesq.medium.com/white-collar-support-group-newsletter-april-2025-cdad2a9e3bba \|publisher=Medium \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>		The Tuesday Night Speaker Series features presentations by subject matter experts on topics relevant to the white-collar justice community. These sessions, which are open to family and friends as well as group members, bring in speakers from legal, academic, business, and advocacy backgrounds.<ref name="medium-newsletter">{{cite web \|title=White Collar Support Group Newsletter April 2025 \|url=https://jeffgrantesq.medium.com/white-collar-support-group-newsletter-april-2025-cdad2a9e3bba \|publisher=Medium \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>
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	Notable speakers have included:		Notable speakers have included:

	*'''Erin Frey''', Assistant Professor at Yale School of Management, discussing her research on how workers recover after making major mistakes and how they are given second chances<ref name="eventbrite-frey">{{cite web \|title=White Collar Support Group Tuesday Speaker Series: Erin Frey \|url=https://www.eventbrite.com/e/white-collar-support-grouptm-tuesday-speaker-series-erin-frey-registration-1236722292669 \|publisher=Eventbrite \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>		*'''Erin Frey''', Assistant Professor at Yale School of Management, discussing her research on how workers recover after making major mistakes and how they are given second chances<ref name="eventbrite-frey">{{cite web \|title=White Collar Support Group Tuesday Speaker Series: Erin Frey \|url=https://www.eventbrite.com/e/white-collar-support-grouptm-tuesday-speaker-series-erin-frey-registration-1236722292669 \|publisher=Eventbrite \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>
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	*'''Amy K. Nelson''', founder of The Riveter, venture-backed entrepreneur, and criminal justice reform advocate<ref name="prisonist-nelson">{{cite web \|title=Amy K. Nelson: Founder, Lawyer, Mother, and Criminal Justice Reform Advocate – November 2024 \|url=https://prisonist.org/speaker-series/amy-k-nelson-founder-lawyer-mother-and-criminal-justice-reform-advocate/ \|publisher=White Collar Support Group \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>		*'''Amy K. Nelson''', founder of The Riveter, venture-backed entrepreneur, and criminal justice reform advocate<ref name="prisonist-nelson">{{cite web \|title=Amy K. Nelson: Founder, Lawyer, Mother, and Criminal Justice Reform Advocate – November 2024 \|url=https://prisonist.org/speaker-series/amy-k-nelson-founder-lawyer-mother-and-criminal-justice-reform-advocate/ \|publisher=White Collar Support Group \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>
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	*'''Doug Passon''', sentencing and mitigation expert<ref name="prisonist-home" />		*'''Doug Passon''', sentencing and mitigation expert<ref name="prisonist-home" />
	*Panels from the '''Women's White Collar Defense Association''' on topics such as restitution and forfeiture<ref name="prisonist-home" />		*Panels from the '''Women's White Collar Defense Association''' on topics such as restitution and forfeiture<ref name="prisonist-home" />
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	The White Collar Support Group leads a campaign to establish a federal [[Expungement\|expungement]] process for criminal records. Unlike many state-level systems that provide pathways for expungement or record-sealing, the federal system currently offers no standardized expungement process; the only mechanism for clearing a federal conviction is a [[Presidential_Clemency_and_Pardons\|presidential pardon]], which remains rare and discretionary.<ref name="federal-expungement-org">{{cite web \|title=Federal Expungement Initiative \|url=https://federalexpungement.org/ \|publisher=Federal Expungement Initiative \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>		The White Collar Support Group leads a campaign to establish a federal [[Expungement\|expungement]] process for criminal records. Unlike many state-level systems that provide pathways for expungement or record-sealing, the federal system currently offers no standardized expungement process; the only mechanism for clearing a federal conviction is a [[Presidential_Clemency_and_Pardons\|presidential pardon]], which remains rare and discretionary.<ref name="federal-expungement-org">{{cite web \|title=Federal Expungement Initiative \|url=https://federalexpungement.org/ \|publisher=Federal Expungement Initiative \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>
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	In June 2025, the White Collar Support Group formally launched the Federal Expungement Initiative in partnership with several prominent legal scholars:<ref name="federal-expungement-launch">{{cite web \|title=White Collar Support Group and Noted Law Professors Launch Federal Expungement Initiative \|url=https://noaa.einnews.com/pr_news/824001398/white-collar-support-group-and-noted-law-professors-launch-federal-expungement-initiative \|publisher=EIN Presswire \|date=June 23, 2025 \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>		In June 2025, the White Collar Support Group formally launched the Federal Expungement Initiative in partnership with several prominent legal scholars:<ref name="federal-expungement-launch">{{cite web \|title=White Collar Support Group and Noted Law Professors Launch Federal Expungement Initiative \|url=https://noaa.einnews.com/pr_news/824001398/white-collar-support-group-and-noted-law-professors-launch-federal-expungement-initiative \|publisher=EIN Presswire \|date=June 23, 2025 \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>
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	The initiative advocates for Congress to create a comprehensive expungement process modeled on successful state-level programs and building on prior legislative efforts such as Senator [[Rand Paul]]'s REDEEM Act of 2017 (Record Expungement Designed to Enhance Employment Act). The proposed framework would allow expungement by petition for eligible offenses, including juvenile offenses and non-violent crimes, after meeting specified conditions related to rehabilitation, time served, and personal growth.<ref name="ccr-toobin">{{cite web \|title=White Collar Conference Set for October 11 Featuring Jeffrey Toobin and Joe Bankman \|url=https://www.corporatecrimereporter.com/news/200/white-collar-conference-set-for-october-11-featuring-jeffrey-toobin-and-joe-bankman/ \|publisher=Corporate Crime Reporter \|date=September 24, 2025 \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>		The initiative advocates for Congress to create a comprehensive expungement process modeled on successful state-level programs and building on prior legislative efforts such as Senator [[Rand Paul]]'s REDEEM Act of 2017 (Record Expungement Designed to Enhance Employment Act). The proposed framework would allow expungement by petition for eligible offenses, including juvenile offenses and non-violent crimes, after meeting specified conditions related to rehabilitation, time served, and personal growth.<ref name="ccr-toobin">{{cite web \|title=White Collar Conference Set for October 11 Featuring Jeffrey Toobin and Joe Bankman \|url=https://www.corporatecrimereporter.com/news/200/white-collar-conference-set-for-october-11-featuring-jeffrey-toobin-and-joe-bankman/ \|publisher=Corporate Crime Reporter \|date=September 24, 2025 \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>
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	The organization also maintains a state-by-state guide to pardon and expungement procedures across all 50 states as a resource for members.<ref name="prisonist-state-guide">{{cite web \|title=State Pardon & Expungement Guidance \|url=https://prisonist.org/state-pardon-expungement-guidance-by-state/ \|publisher=White Collar Support Group \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>		The organization also maintains a state-by-state guide to pardon and expungement procedures across all 50 states as a resource for members.<ref name="prisonist-state-guide">{{cite web \|title=State Pardon & Expungement Guidance \|url=https://prisonist.org/state-pardon-expungement-guidance-by-state/ \|publisher=White Collar Support Group \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>
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	Drew Chapin, a member of the organization's Steering Committee, has compared exclusion from the banking system to the pre-Affordable Care Act denial of health insurance to individuals with preexisting conditions, describing it as systemically inequitable and destabilizing for those seeking to rebuild their lives.<ref name="davis-vanguard">{{cite web \|title=White Collar Support Group Advocates for Criminal Justice Reform and Collaboration \|url=https://davisvanguard.org/2025/05/white-collar-support-group-reform/ \|publisher=Davis Vanguard \|date=May 6, 2025 \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>		Drew Chapin, a member of the organization's Steering Committee, has compared exclusion from the banking system to the pre-Affordable Care Act denial of health insurance to individuals with preexisting conditions, describing it as systemically inequitable and destabilizing for those seeking to rebuild their lives.<ref name="davis-vanguard">{{cite web \|title=White Collar Support Group Advocates for Criminal Justice Reform and Collaboration \|url=https://davisvanguard.org/2025/05/white-collar-support-group-reform/ \|publisher=Davis Vanguard \|date=May 6, 2025 \|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref>
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	==Research partnerships==		==Research partnerships==