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Felons turned firefighters find new lives on the front lines

John Reyna peeled off protective gear at the firefighter Ventura Training Center (VTC), and reflected on dark days in prison.

Out of prison, TikTok influencers are reshaping how we think about life behind bars

But a dearth of content creators of color raises questions about the app’s algorithm.

More than half of unemployed US men in their 30s have criminal records, study says

Having a criminal record in the U.S. may be more common than it seems, as new research suggests more than half of unemployed men in their 30s have

Barred from employment: More than half of unemployed men in their 30s had a criminal history of arrest

We investigate what portion of the pool of unemployed men in the United States have been arrested, convicted, or incarcerated by age 35.

More Than Half of Unemployed Young Men Have Criminal Records; Findings Suggested New Approach Needed to Aid the Unemployed

More than half of unemployed American men in their 30s have a history of being arrested or convicted of a crime, a stigma that poses a barrier to

Futures Restored to Congress — Pass the Clean Slate Act

Futures Restored, an organization dedicated to reducing recidivism by removing barriers for former offenders to rebuild their lives, has released the powerful testimony of Paul Clayton, a former

Utah’s Clean Slate law goes into effect, automatically clearing old, minor criminal records

During a press conference held Thursday, a program designed to automatically expunge old misdemeanor offenses was officially launched, one that will impact hundreds of thousands of Utahns by

New data on formerly incarcerated people’s employment reveal labor market injustices

Newly released data doubles down on what we’ve reported before: Formerly incarcerated people face huge obstacles to finding stable employment, leading to detrimental society-wide effects. Considering the current

Letter: A Clean Slate

State governments across our country have begun prioritizing the issue of criminal justice reform. Four years ago, Congress passed the First Step Act, which assisted non-violent offenders getting

Clean Slate Survey Poll Results

National Research Inc. is pleased to present poll findings from an online survey we conducted among respondents who reside in the 100 wealthiest and the 100 poorest congressional

The Business Case for Criminal Justice Reform: Second Chance Hiring

An estimated 70 million people in the U.S. have an arrest or conviction record, and over 600,000 men and women are released from jail each year. Successfully reintegrating

Reschenthaler, Casey see bipartisan momentum for ‘clean slate’ bill in Congress

Three years after Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf signed the country's first statewide clean slate law, the Keystone State is playing a leading role in a bipartisan effort in

America’s ever-expanding criminal code

How many federal crimes has Congress created? The question seems like it ought to have a straightforward answer that citizens can look up. In fact it’s more like

In labor crunch, businesses back efforts to clear workers’ criminal records

Joshua York, 29, got in trouble with the law when he became homeless as a teenager in Utah. He racked up several minor charges, such as drug possession

Locked in, locked out: Re-entry after incarceration and the Clean Slate Act

As many as one in three Americans have a criminal record. That’s according to a survey done by the Department of Justice. Those who have been through the

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