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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...

Breitbart By Sarah Rumpf AUSTIN, Texas — Texas voters strongly support the criminal justice reforms passed in recent years, and would like to se...

Associated Press By David Eggert Gov. Rick Snyder is ordering the state to no longer ask job applicants and people seeking certain occupational ...

Casper Star Tribune By Joan Barron About 18 month ago, the state launched its participation in the federal Justice Reinvestment Initiative. ...

Missoulian By Vince Devlin POLSON – Michael Batista, the director of the Montana Department of Corrections, likes the story, even if it wasn...

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...

Toledo City Paper by Russ Axon Michael Hampton was 53 years old when he first went to prison. Arrested for a domestic violence charge and dealin...

Prince William Times By Prince William Times Staff More than 90 percent of people who are in jail will eventually be released, according to the ...

The Crime Report By Vincent Schiraldi As U.S. policy makers look to dismantle mass incarceration, a pair of New Zealand programs that involve th...

Trussville Tribune By Tribune Staff JEFFERSON COUNTY – The Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles hosted an open house Monday at the state’s first...