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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...

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...

Collateral Consequences Resource Center By David Schlussel On September 30, 2018, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law AB 2...

Stateline By Teresa Wiltz For those who’ve been locked up in prison for years, finding a home on the outside can be rough. Parole restrictions m...

The Guardian By Autumn Spanne Jimmy Erickson went to prison for a violent felony when he was 25. When he was released, at 46, he felt reformed a...

Governing By Charles Chieppo There's no doubt that privatization can save money and provide other benefits. But it can just as easily turn into ...

Tallahassee Democrat By Stephany Bittar and Val Rodriguez Recidivism — the tendency for a formerly incarcerated person to re-offend and return t...

Chicago Tribune By Jamie Dimon and Arne Duncan Even as the labor market tightens and more than 6 million U.S. jobs remain unfilled, the search f...

Star Tribune By Glenn Howatt On his release from prison in December 2013, Gregory Odeneal had secured a place to live. He had studied his respon...

CNN Business By Anneken Tappe JPMorgan wants to give people with criminal records a second chance at a good job. The United States is boasting...