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According to governmentexecutive.com: "The government should do more to assure individuals with criminal records that they are not barred from certain types of federal employment, lawmakers said on Tuesday. At a hearing before the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on the Federal...

From the Austin American Statesman : "Sometime in the coming weeks, Travis County commissioners will likely remove the question on county job applications that asks, "have you ever been convicted of any crime?" That question would be asked later in the interview process. The commissioners...

In his keynote address to the US Conference of Mayors, the majority of Mayor Bloomberg's speech focused on employment issues for offenders. Here are some highlights: "...instead of simply opening the cell doors and letting people fend for themselves, we work with them beforehand to assess their...

The dailypress.com claims that Kansas has the "most imaginative prisoner reentry program." Read about it here . Pennsylvania Senator Shirley Kitchen (D) wrote an opinion piece in the Philadelphia Daily News. Senator Kitchen advocates for a "second chance law" that would place a limit...

State legislatures in Massachusetts are being urged to limit employer's access to criminal records. The article, which can be read here , states that "advocates have long criticized the law, saying people are rejected for jobs because of minor criminal convictions, inaccurate records or crimes...