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Giving Former Incarcerees a ‘Fair Chance’ at a Decent Job

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require some type of government-issued license. Last month, The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center launched the Fair Chance Licensing Project , an unprecedented effort to track reforms that reduce barriers to employment for people with criminal and juvenile records across all 50 states. Nicole Jarrett, Ph.D.,

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‘Jailhouse Screening’ Puts Undocumented Immigrants at Greater Risk: Paper

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immigration enforcement has largely shifted from the street to jails, resulting in overreach and an increase in incarceration, according to a North Carolina law professor. Jailhouse screening” was supposed to speed up immigration processes and identify undocumented immigrants who posed a threat to public safety.

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Warren Hastings and the Historical Basis for Retroactive Impeachments

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This has remained an open question and much contested in the United States as I noted in my later North Carolina article. Jonathan Turley, The “Executive Function” Theory, the Hamilton Affair and Other Constitutional Mythologies, 77 North Carolina Law Review 1791-1866 (1999).