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U.S. Attorney: Want To Fight Corruption? Start Speaking Up About It

Posted 11.13.2011

Read More: Illinois Political Corruption, Patriot Act, Video, Patrick Fitzgerald, Hiring Felons, Rod Blagojevich, Terrorism, US Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald, Political Corruption Illinois, Felons, Chicago News

U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald sounded off on a variety of topics at the City Club of Chicago Monday -- and reminded the crowd that everyone needs s...

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Supreme Court Waits in the Wings as Appeals Court Considers the Constitution, Voting Rights, Race and Criminal Justice

Elizabeth B. Wydra | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, Voter Disenfranchisement, Solicitor General, Voting Rights, Obama Administration, Criminal Justice, Democracy, Race, Ninth Circuit, Felons, Politics News
Elizabeth B. Wydra

Serious questions about racial discrimination in our criminal justice system, laws that deny the vote to those who have been convicted in this system,...

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The Real McDonnell Agenda?

Mark Olmsted | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Virginia, Governor Bob Mcdonnell, Prisoners, Inmates, Voting Rights, Confederacy, Church, Ex-Cons, Prisons, Enfranchisement, Felons, Politics News
Mark Olmsted

In proposing the writing of an essay for inmates who wish to regain their voting rights, Governor Bob McDonnell of Virginia wasn't trying to deny all felons the right to vote -- just black ones.

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Job Fair For Felons Held In Orlando, Florida

WESH Orlando | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Convicted Felons, Job Fair Criminals, Job Fair for Felons, Job Fair Felons, Business, Crime, Job Fair, Felons, Business News

It may have been a first for this country: a job fair for felons was held earlier this week. One local organization believes that in order to keep ...

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Times Misses Mark: Governor Paterson Should Be Applauded for Hiring Former Drug Dealer

Anthony Papa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Breaking Politics News, War on Drugs, Governor David Paterson, Rehabilitation, Felons, Cocaine, New York News
Anthony Papa

As an ex-offender who served hard time, I believe that Paterson should be applauded for giving his aide David Johnson the opportunity to excel.

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Prisoner's Dilemma: Should a Chicago Alderman Relish His Opposition to Felony Franks?

Marilia Duffles | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hot Dogs, Chicago, Slavery, Social Ills, Neurology, Rehabilitation, Frederick Douglass, Felony Franks, Jimmy Andrews, Chicago City Council, Barack Obama, Robert Fioretti, Felons, Chicago News
Marilia Duffles

Leave it to a Wall Street Journal story this week about a Chicago alderman's opposition to Jimmy Andrews' Felony Franks -- a hot dog joint that hires ...

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Felons In Prison Should Be Able To Vote In Washington State, Federal Judges Rule

AP | RACHEL LA CORTE | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: State Prison, Racial Bias, Muhammad Shabazz Farrakhan, Court of Appeals, Race, Politics, Federal Prison, Vote, Prison, 9th Circuit, Voting Rights Act, Jail, Right to Vote, The Sentencing Project, Felons, Minorities, Politics News

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Incarcerated felons should be allowed to vote in Washington to ensure that racial minorities are protected under the Voting Rig...

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Make Them Work for a Living

David R. Jones, Esq. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rockefeller Drug Laws, Formerly Incarcerated, Inmates, Recidivism, Prison, Felons, David Paterson, New York News
David R. Jones, Esq.

It's time to be really tough on criminals. Let's make it so they have to get a job when they get out of jail -- so they can suffer like the rest of us.

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Take the Handcuffs Off the Economic Recovery

Eric E. Sterling | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Financial Crisis, Criminals, Criminal Law, Prison, Felons, Politics News
Eric E. Sterling

The economic effect of more than ten million American adults who can't buy cars, houses, furniture, appliances, or other durable goods is like 9-11, Katrina, and every other hurricane combined.

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