COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Columbus nonprofit Make A Day launched a new initiative Monday to help more people in Franklin County get their criminal records expunged, making it easier for them to access ...

Thousands of Philadelphians with criminal records will get additional protections when job hunting under newly passed amendments to the city's fair hiring law. The legislation, introduced by ...

When Khalil Ferguson started offering free expungement clinics in Oak Park five years ago, he saw firsthand how a conviction — even one from decades ago — could shadow someone for life. One of his ...

The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development is hosting its regular Workforce Wednesday on March 5, this time on the topic of strategies for developing a fair chance workforce. Fair ...

Getting a job if you have a criminal record — for people who have been incarcerated, are on parole or probation, or recently released from judicial oversight — can be like trying to remount a skittish ...

The Wisconsin Supreme Court’s Cota decision clarifies that even employees’ non-criminal, municipal citations are “arrest records” covered by the state employment law’s prohibition on arrest record ...

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois — Illinois lawmakers are debating legislation that could seal the criminal records of up to 3 million residents who have served their sentences for non-violent offenses, ...

People looking to clear their criminal records in Dallas County can begin applying to the ninth annual Expunction Expo on July 8, county officials announced Wednesday. Expunctions may be granted for ...

P.E.I. will require both the province's school boards to revamp policies around educational staff employment, including regular criminal record and vulnerable sector checks. The move comes after a ...