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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 Community Center, 2828 Fish Trap Road. The clinic, which will become a monthly event, is offered by the Dallas Volunteer Attorney program, a joint project of the Dallas Bar Association and Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas. The service is available for low-income residents. The clinic will explain how a criminal arrest, charge or conviction may be removed from public records, enabling the person to say they do not have a criminal record when applying for housing or jobs. Records eligible for expunction under Texas law include an arrest for a crime that w...
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...
Rare victory for access to public records
June 05, 2015 - In too many instances, the state legislature has weakened Ohio’s public records law, depriving citizens of information they need to make deci...
Brevard civil, criminal court documents going online
June 05, 2015 - Most Brevard County criminal and civil court documents soon will be available to the public online. As part of a major statewide cha...
Court says Orange County Partnership must open its books
June 04, 2015 - The Orange County Partnership has long valued secrecy. Officials spout code names at public meetings to avoid revealing the identiti...
Uber Back in Kansas after Background Check Bill Signed
June 03, 2015 - Ride sharing technology provider Uber has returned services to Kansas after Governor Sam Brownback signed a new law – Kansas Senate Bill 101...
Lawmakers Trying To Waive Background Check Fees For First Responders
June 02, 2015 - When Pennsylvania lawmakers passed changes to the state child abuse laws, they never intended for it to place a new financial burden on first respo...
Background checks' weakness
June 02, 2015 - In 2014, Pennsylvania restructured its child-abuse laws to include broader definitions of what constitutes abuse and who is now considered a mandat...
New York Democrat Introduces Expanded Background Checks For Gun Shows
May 29, 2015 - On May 19, Representative Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY-12th District) introduced legislation to expand background checks to gun shows. ...
Many Sex Offenders Killed In California Prison
May 27, 2015 - California state prisoners are killed at a rate that is double the national average — and sex offenders account for a disproportionate number...
Plan to amend law to wipe out criminal records for 'minor crimes'
May 25, 2015 - Government wants to amend the Criminal Procedures Act to wipe out the criminal records of those who committed "minor crimes", Justice Min...
Universities With Most Reported Crimes
May 23, 2015 - Universities With Most Reported Crimes Stanford - 517 University of California Los Angeles - 433 University of Marylan...
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