About 94% of employers and 90% of landlords run criminal background checks on applicants, with many relying on reports from specialty consumer reporting agencies. These reports often tag the wrong person with a record, include expunged records, misclassify offenses, or omit disposition information. Because people of color are more likely to have a record, largely due to the racial bias that infects every stage of the criminal justice system, they are disproportionately harmed by background screening. NCLC fights inaccurate and discriminatory background checks.