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State Senate Judiciary Committee holds hearing on criminal records
July 02, 2015 - Roughly 1 in 4 adults in Pennsylvania has a criminal record, according to testimony during a state Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday. An invited group of state and national experts met in Harrisburg to discuss the collateral consequences of a criminal conviction with the committee, which is chaired by state Sen. Stewart J. Greenleaf, a Montgomery County Republican. "When a former inmate can't get a job, that impact affects the family, too," said Ann Schwartzman, executive director of the Pennsylvania Prison Society. "Nobody even thinks through what it really means when the bread winner is locked up. How are people going to survive? They end up struggling." C...
Bill de Blasio signs law to ban employers from asking job candidates about criminal history
June 29, 2015 - In front of emotional supporters, Mayor de Blasio signed legislation Monday that will prohibit employers from inquiring about a candidate's cri...
Volusia, Flagler court documents to be online
June 26, 2015 - Court documents in Volusia and Flagler counties will be a mere mouse click away from anywhere with an Internet connection starting today, and they...
New Missouri website speeds results of background checks
June 25, 2015 - Missouri school districts will be able to obtain the results of background checks more quickly thanks to a new system that recently was launched....
The FBI conducted 856,000 gun background checks this past month
June 24, 2015 - Every three seconds last month, the FBI conducted a background check on someone buying a handgun, rifle or other weapon. That's actually down a...
All Pennsylvanians Will Benefit from a Clean Slate Policy for Minor Criminal Records
June 23, 2015 - Between 70 million and 100 million—or 1 in 3 Americans—have some type of criminal record. In Pennsylvania, this translates into nearly...
Gun owners whose criminal records are not fully expunged may fall into 'legal trap ready to snap'
June 23, 2015 - An expungement order by a Utah judge might not mean a clean slate where the federal government is involved, a defense attorney told a legislative p...
73 airport workers with possible terrorism ties passed TSA background checks
June 19, 2015 - Background checks by the Transportation Security Administration cleared 73 people for access to secure airport areas even though their names were o...
Lawmakers unveil bill that calls for criminal record reform
June 18, 2015 - Pennsylvania lawmakers proposed a new bill that gives people a second chance by somewhat keeping their criminal information private. ...
NYC Council backs legislation forbidding use of criminal records in hiring
June 17, 2015 - New Yorkers with criminal records looking for a second chance got some help from the city. The City Council passed the Fair Chance A...
Help offered on expunging criminal records in West Dallas
June 15, 2015 - The first of a series of free clinics on how to obtain a criminal record expunction will be held at 4 p.m. June 16 at the West Dallas Multipurpose...
Focused help could lower employment barriers for those with criminal records
June 15, 2015 - A 51-year-old ex-felon who couldn't find a job wants to start her own business, helping people like her get back into the working world. &n...
Background checks required for 4-H volunteers
June 12, 2015 - Volunteers and employees working in 4-H programs across the state will now have stricter requirements before they are allowed to participate, as ma...
City failed to do background checks on hundreds of Rikers employees
June 11, 2015 - In a stunning blunder, the city’s Department of Correction failed to do criminal background checks on hundreds of health-care workers at Rike...
Judge Expunges Criminal Record That Left Woman Jobless
June 10, 2015 - A woman whose 13-year-old fraud conviction crippled her ability to hold a job ever since has persuaded a judge to expunge the felony. ...
City announces plan to ban checkbox from job applications
June 10, 2015 - Daytona Beach joined a growing number of cities around the country this week when it officially announced it was banning the box on applications th...
House approves bill sealing records of admitted criminals
June 09, 2015 - Without an iota of debate, the Rhode Island House of Representatives on Thursday unanimously approved legislation to remove from public view the co...
NYU Changes Its Policy On Reviewing Applicants' Criminal Background
June 08, 2015 - Students applying for college supply all sorts of information — financial records, letters of recommendation, the personal essay — to n...
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