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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 ...

Program Helps Prisoners Re-Enter Communities

The Beaver County Times By Marsha Keefer James Hammerly, 36, called himself a “frequent flyer,” cycling in and out of jail most of his adult lif...

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...

How Tech Firms Are Embracing Ex-prisoners

Fortune By Jennifer Alsever Richard Bronson made millions on Wall Street in the 1990s, but by 2005 he found himself destitute with no home and n...

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...

Can Hiring Ex-Offenders Make a Business More Profitable?

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...

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...

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...

Indiana Parolees Find Success, Employment after Prison

AP News By AP News Staff Most people in Indiana's parole program are finding jobs after their release from prison despite having felony con...

The Sister of Second Chances

The New York Times By John Leland Venita Pinckney grew up around Catholic schools and churches, and she thought she knew about nuns. Then a smal...

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