Martin Walker, the gifted former Washington correspondent of The Guardian, used to start his speeches saying that the Fourth of July wasn’t a time for sorrow for him, as it was a time when good British yeomen farmers in the colonies revolted against a German king and his German mercenaries. Walker — who now lives
A new state law is expected to give Arizonans with criminal backgrounds a chance to shield their records from public view, improving access to many opportunities, including public housing assistance. The Arizona law, which goes into effect Jan. 1, 2023, will give people a chance to successfully reenter society by permitting them to seal their
Photo: Ray Perez Surprise resident Ray Perez said sharing his story of recovery from drug problems and homelessness with other veterans and ex-inmates is “a huge component to the work that I do.” But when the White House asked him to share his story this week as part of a roundtable discussion on second chances
Reporting about minor crimes is about to change. Illustration by kali9/iStock/Getty Images Plus Maggie Jones Patterson, Duquesne University and Romayne Smith Fullerton, Western University When suspects’ names appear in crime stories, their lives may be broken and never put back together. For years, people have begged The Associated Press, known as the “AP,” to scrub
With the final days of the 2020 election quickly approaching, allies of President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden are spending billions of dollars on advertising in an effort to sway undecided voters and gin up enthusiasm among supporters. Promises to “reform the justice system,” and messages of “law and order” have blanketed the
At 17, Adam Stewart was convicted of armed robbery and aggravated assault. Tried as an adult, he faced a maximum of 21 years. If that sounds like a lot, for Stewart it was the norm, going back decades. “My immediate family – dad, his brothers and grandpa: prison, prison, prison, prison, drugs,” Stewart said. But