I'm all about law and order and people doing the time for the crimes they commit. But once time has been served -- especially if it's for a non-violent offense -- we need to welcome these people back into the fold.
The Chicago Reporter | Posted 10.26.2011
In the United States, one in every four people has a criminal record. Those records can be haunting. If you have something in your past that you're...
AP | ALICIA A. CALDWELL | Posted 10.18.2011
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration said Thursday it will allow many illegal immigrants facing deportation the chance to stay in this country ...
Paul Heroux | Posted 10.17.2011
Programs won't ever reduce recidivism to zero, but if we can reduce it and improve the lives of offenders and potential victims, we must.
Jesse Levine | Posted 07.19.2011
Two New York State legislators have proposed a simple, effective legislative fix to New York City's 15-year marijuana arrest craze that would strike from the law the misdemeanor for marijuana possession of less than an ounce.
HuffingtonPost.com | Janell Ross | Posted 05.25.2011
First, the college sent a letter. It welcomed Curtis Andrews, Ed.D, Ph.D, to its adjunct faculty. A few days later, the emails about faculty orien...
Progress Illinois | Posted 05.25.2011
A job advertisement posted on Chicago Craigslist last November by a temporary staffing company sought entry-level employees to work for two different ...
Todd Belcore | Posted 05.25.2011
Even after an individual has paid their debt to society, society, without the authority granted by a gavel, functionally imposes a life sentence of economic hardship on those who have been incarcerated.
Sienna Baskin | Posted 05.25.2011
August 13 marked a victory for survivors of commercial sex trafficking, when New York's Governor David Paterson signed a bill allowing them to clear their records of prostitution-related crimes
Associated Press | Posted 05.25.2011
Governors can issue pardons but they can't automatically clear a convict's criminal record, according to a new Illinois Supreme Court ruling. The rul...
Diane Dimond | Posted 12.14.2011