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Advocacy groups file lawsuit to block Alabama law criminalizing absentee voting assistance

JURIST

The Bill specifically targets Alabamians who pay for assistance in the absentee ballot process, which could result in a felony punishable by up to 20 years.

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How to Communicate Criminal History to Potential Employer

Paralegal.edu

Law firms typically refrain from reviewing or selecting candidates with a misdemeanor or felony conviction for drugs, assault, theft, burglary, trespass, and any offenses involving weapons. These are considered crimes of “moral turpitude.”

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New York high court finds police can search state DNA database for relatives of potential suspects

JURIST

Specifically, the state convicted their brothers of felonies and have their DNA in the databank. In a related New York data privacy case, last month, the Commissioner of Education of the State of New York Betty Rosa banned the use of facial recognition technology in New York schools.

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The Prison Credential Dilemma

The Crime Report

They have to decide whether to share the job training and educational certificates they did in prison – or not. If formerly incarcerated job seekers don’t list relevant work and education experience acquired in prison, they may not have other qualifications that make them attractive as candidates.

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Man Graduates With Honors From ‘Little Ivy’ While Serving Out Prison Sentence

The Crime Report

Haywood completed his degree while incarcerated at Cheshire Correctional Institution, 21 years into a 30-year sentence for felony murder, Susan Dunne reports for the Hartford Courant.

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‘Preschool Prevents Crime’: Police, Prosecutors Call for Fed Investment

The Crime Report

While education has been a known deterrent to future crime, advocates articulated a comprehensive roadmap to show how real success can be achieved, according to a new report from the group. Because of this fact, researchers and advocates have long studied the impact that early education — particularly preschool — can have on children.

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Native Americans Disproportionately Sent to Prison in Montana: Study

The Crime Report

A new study from the Council of State Governments Justice Center reveals that Native Americans in Montana are more likely to face prison time for certain felonies, spend more time incarcerated and have probation or conditional release revoked than white people, the Daily Montanan reports.

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