What can Happen when an Employment Background Check Gets the Facts Wrong. Today, close to 90% of employers check to see if a new employee has a criminal background. Sometimes these reports contain inaccurate information. What you can do to fix this.
Read MoreReducing Barriers to College Admissions For Those Who Have a Criminal Record: There is a huge benefit to educating the incarcerated: they are far less likely to re-offend after being released from prison. How do we reduce barriers to college admissions for those who have a criminal record?
Read MoreToday most college applications include a criminal history question. Only two states, Louisiana and Washington, currently regulate when an institution can ask an applicant whether he/she has a criminal background.
Read MoreEver since Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker took office a year ago those who represent individuals petitioning for clemency wondered how he would exercise his executive clemency authority.
Read MoreCan my marijuana conviction be expunged? Beginning next month (Jan. 1, 2020), if you are at least 21 years old, you will be allowed to purchase up to 30 grams of marijuana from a licensed dispensary in Illinois. The Illinois law that decriminalizes small amounts of marijuana also contains provisions allowing people to expunge their old marijuana arrests and some convictions.
Read MoreIf you are a resident of Illinois, there’s a good chance you’ve heard that a new law is going into effect January 1, 2020 legalizing small amounts of marijuana. What is not so clear is what will change and what will remain the same with regarding the use of marijuana in 2020. This article seeks to separate fact from fiction.
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