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How an ex-con landed a job
Reformed gun dealer Greg Headley gets a fresh start as an assistant truck driver. By Aaron Smith, CNNMoney.com staff writer Last Updated: November 20, 2009: 4:01 PM ET Greg Headley, recently landed a … more →
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How an ex-con landed a job
Michael Sweig wrote 2 weeks ago: Reformed gun dealer Greg Headley gets a fresh start as an assistant truck driver. By Aaron Smith, CN … more →
Fixing flaws in criminal records
Michael Sweig wrote 2 weeks ago: The Virginian-Pilot © November 11, 2009 Imagine applying for a job and finding out, after the positi … more →
Dhul-Hijjah: First Ten Days. Take Advantage
ooohshiny wrote 2 weeks ago: Did you know that the first 10 days of Dhul-Hijjah are even more special than the last 10 days of Ra … more →
Locked away forever
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Michael Sweig wrote 3 weeks ago: The Supreme Court case of a boy sentenced to a mandatory life sentence Monday, November 9, 2009 JOE … more →
The Ex-Offender’s Job Hunting Guide: 10 Steps to a New Life in the Work World
Michael Sweig wrote 1 month ago: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23RD, 2009 AT 7:58PM Finding a job is one of the most important challenges facing th … more →
What are Ex Offenders Supposed to do?
Michael Sweig wrote 1 month ago: Posted by Adogzheart Greetings: I will make this very simple as to get my point across. I’ve read so … more →
Utah prisons: Nearing inmate capacity with no relief in sight
Michael Sweig wrote 1 month ago: Corrections says they’ll be full soon; Lawmakers say all agencies need to tighten belts as bud … more →
Michael Sweig wrote 1 month ago: New recovery court hopes to cut recidivism rate by: Karen Groves/YourHub.com Article Contributed on: … more →
Missouri prisons chief urges cooperation to rehabilitate offenders
Michael Sweig wrote 1 month ago: SUBMITTED ON OCTOBER 21, 2009 in local news Missouri Department of Corrections Joseph Kenny JEFFERSO … more →
Voting rights
Michael Sweig wrote 1 month ago: Here’s a bright spot in Gov. Tim Kaine’s legacy: He has brought 3,598 felons a small ste … more →
As rehab programs are cut, prisons do less to keep inmates from returning
Michael Sweig wrote 1 month ago: State to eliminate 40% of funding designed to turn prisoners’ lives around. Opponents say stre … more →
Business is booming — at the job fair
Michael Sweig wrote 1 month ago: Dan Rodricks September 20, 2009 An hour before Thursday morning’s job fair at the Baltimore Co … more →
Time's up for Schwarzenegger on prison plan
Michael Sweig wrote 1 month ago: The governor must submit to judges today a proposal to reduce prison overcrowding by 40,000 inmates, … more →
Colorado: Inmates to Be Released in Budget Move
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Michael Sweig wrote 2 months ago: Colorado officials say they are planning the early release of about 15 percent of the state’s 23,000 … more →
EDITORIAL: EX-OFFENDERS SHOULD HAVE VOTING RIGHTS
Michael Sweig wrote 2 months ago: It’s a new era in the Old Dominion; time to banish Jim Crow. The Roanoke Times Virginia and Ke … more →
20 percent of criminal justice recruits are 'functionally illiterate'
Michael Sweig wrote 2 months ago: BY GLENN SMITH Sunday, September 13, 2009 Academy director faces many obstacles, criticisms, publish … more →
'People's Backs Are Against the Wall'
Michael Sweig wrote 2 months ago: Amid Downturn, a Rise in Jobless D.C. Parolees and Chances of Recidivism By Yamiche Alcindor Washing … more →
Shedding the Stigma of Prison
Michael Sweig wrote 2 months ago: Cultural, Personal Changes Will Help Ex-Inmates Find Redemptive Place in Society, Advocates Say By M … more →
Stu Bykofsky: Vick got his second chance. Others less fortunate could really use one
Michael Sweig wrote 2 months ago: By Stu Bykofsky Philadelphia Daily News Daily News Columnist FOR THOSE WHO are floating on a cloud o … more →
