"Robert Rooks writes that amidst America's labor crisis, there is one untapped resource that could jumpstart the economy and the job market: the formerly incarcerated people. But to do that, he says, "we need a criminal justice reform." He adds, "Americans agree that our economy is in a precarious position, but there's not yet a widespread recognition that criminal justice reform can help fix it. The obvious, if unspoken, truth is that the carceral state of the US -- the largest in the world-- prevents us from realizing our full growth potential.""