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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...

Council of State Governments Creates Pathways to Prosperity

Jails to Jobs The attitude of employers is often the biggest obstacle to employment for those with criminal records. It’s almost like hitting...

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...

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 ...

Oklahoma Program Offers Women a Second Chance

News OK By Vallery Brown Just blocks from the county jail in downtown Oklahoma City, women are making the choice and taking strides not to end u...

The Need for a Helping Hand

Portland Tribune By Peter Korn Robert Lyday never even made it past the sidewalk in front of the Old Town Greyhound bus station. He’d been re...

Battling Recidivism over Breakfast

WCBI By William Folkes Columbus Lowndes Chamber of Commerce and the Paroled to Pride organization are fighting recidivism rates. Paroled to P...

Research & Commentary: Lowering Professional Licensing Barriers for Ex-Offenders

The Heartland Institute By Matthew Glans Nearly one in three Americans need an occupational license to do their job, even though these...

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...

Turning Street Hustle into Profits, Second Chances

The Clarion-Ledger By Jerry Mitchell What if those inside prison could take the hustle they learned on the streets and transform it into hustle ...

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