Hadasha Foxx has wanted to be a nurse for more than a decade, but found out last year that a mistake she made years ago would hold her back from her dream. "It was devastating," said Foxx, 30, who ...
The project, a partnership between the Joplin Police Department and the McPherson Law Firm, focused on low-level, non-violent ...
Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen is sponsoring a bill to automatically expunge the criminal records of some former prisoners, removing a roadblock that he says makes it difficult for people who have ...
Montanans charged or convicted of crimes in the state often face barriers finding a job and housing, long after their cases ...
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- A bill designed to help former low level offenders move ahead with their lives will become law in Minnesota. Gov. Mark Dayton Wednesday signed the criminal records expungement bill, ...
Protesters hold signs and wave at cars along El Camino Real in Palo Alto on June 14, 2025. Photo by Anna Hoch-Kenney. San Mateo County’s Private Defender Program, which appoints attorneys to assist ...
Millions of Americans with criminal records face barriers to employment, housing, and other opportunities, forming a "waiting workforce." JPMorganChase & Co. and Legal Aid of Southeast and Central ...