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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...

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...

The Victims Who Don’t Count

The Marshall Project By Alysia Santo After his father was murdered in Sarasota, Florida, in 2015, Anthony "Amp" Campbell was in shock. Not only ...

Prison Unit Helps Inmates Prepare for Freedom

News Channel 3 By News Channel 3 Staff Every morning, Amelia Stem wakes up, pulls her clothes from the closet and gets ready for work. S...

How Letting Felons Vote Is Changing Virginia

The Atlantic By Vann R. Newkirk II Richmond is hot in the summer. August days in Virginia’s capital feature the kind of heat that shimmers in wa...

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 ...

11 States Report Reduction in Three-Year Recidivism Rates

The Crime Report By Megan Hadley States are showing a reduction in their three-year, return-to-prison rates, according to new data revealed...

Opinion: Clean the Slate for Nonviolent Offenders

By Stephen A. Zappala Jr., Allegheny County District Attorney For the past 20 years, my office has prosecuted hundreds of thousands of criminal cas...

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...

National Groups Highlight Massachusetts' Success Reducing Recidivism

MassLive By Shira Schoenberg National organizations focused on reforming criminal justice systems have highlighted Massachusetts as a top s...

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