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New Law Helps Offenders Who Help Themselves

The Pantagraph By Edith Brady-Lunny SPRINGFIELD — A new Illinois law gives a break to ex-offenders who finish high school and other courses whil...

Michigan Drops Conviction Box from Job, License Applications

Associated Press By David Eggert Gov. Rick Snyder is ordering the state to no longer ask job applicants and people seeking certain occupational ...

Got a Criminal Record? It’s Getting Easier, Less Expensive to Expunge It

Stateline By Rebecca Beitsch In analyzing criminal cases in Baltimore last year, Maryland lawyer and software programmer Matthew Stubenberg foun...

Minor Crimes Get ‘Clean Slate’ in Utah

County News By Rachel Looker Citizens who committed low-level crimes in the state of Utah are getting a second chance to have a “clean slate” th...

Justice Department Announces $53 Million in Grant Awards to Reduce Recidivism Among Adults and Youth

U.S. Department of Justice The Justice Department announced today that it will award grants totaling $53 million to 45 jurisdictions, to reduce rec...

Opinion: Tightening Access to Criminal Records

BusinessWest.com By Brad McDougall The Massachusetts Legislature recently passed a criminal-justice reform bill that narrows the ability of empl...

Do Renters' past Crimes Matter? Study Says Often Not.

Finance and Commerce By William Morris Every landlord wants to find reliable, rule-abiding tenants. A new study by four local developers suggest...

Offenders Get Second Chance with Program

The Register-Herald By Wendy Holdren By volunteering just a few hours each month, mentors can change the lives of the men and women asking for h...

Life After ‘17 to Life’

The New York Times By Joseph Rodriguez and Nell Bernstein In California, known for decades as one of the nation’s most avid jailers, the traject...

DOJ Grants: 'Identify a Need in Your Community'

NACo By Mary Ann Barton Andre Bethea, policy advisor for Corrections and Reentry, Justice Department, has a message for counties: “I can’t make ...

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