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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 ...

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...

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...

Where ‘Returning Citizens’ Find Housing after Prison

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...

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...

Fattah Announces $2.5 Million in Crime Prevention Funding to Philadelphia

SYS-CON MEDIA By PR Newswire WASHINGTON, Sept. 29, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Congressman Chaka Fattah (PA-02), the lead Democrat on ...

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...

Michigan Seeing Less Recidivism in Recent Study

ABC 10 News Lansing, Mich. – Michigan is one of seven states nationwide to deliver significant results in efforts to reduce recidivism and violent ...

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...

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