Wayne Logan has a terrific new article on the recent challenges to sex offender registration and notification laws, forthcoming in the New Criminal Law Review. […]
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Editorial staff of the Collateral Consequences Resource Center
NJ high court bars retroactive application of Megan’s Law
The New Jersey Supreme Court on Wednesday held 2014 amendments to Megan’s Law enhancing certain penalties for sex offenders who violate parole requirements unenforceable against […]
Read morePresident Trump supports opportunities for people with a criminal record
In an editorial published on May 21, the New York Times commended President Trump for remarks at a White House conference on prison reform last […]
Read moreKansas most recent state to revise occupational licensing law
On May 10, Governor Brownback of Kansas signed into law the most recent entrant in the occupational licensing reform sweepstakes, making his state the seventh […]
Read moreNew expungement legislation: Maryland and Oklahoma
The trend toward expanding expungement and sealing laws is continuing. In the last week of April, the governors of Maryland and Oklahoma signed bills enlarging […]
Read moreWisconsin joins crowd of states regulating occupational licensure
On April 16, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker signed into law Act 278, making his state the sixth in the past two months to establish new rules […]
Read moreTwo more states regulate consideration of conviction in occupational licensing
Tennessee and Nebraska are the two most recent states to enact laws regulating how a criminal record will be considered in occupational licensing. Nebraska’s Occupational Board […]
Read moreBail or (collateral) consequences
April Camara of the National Legal Aid and Defender Association (NLADA) writes as a guest blogger about how the availability of bail may determine whether […]
Read moreMore states facilitating licensing for people with a criminal record
Last week we posted a description of a detailed new Indiana law regulating consideration of conviction in occupational and professional licensure throughout the state. It now appears […]
Read moreIndiana enacts progressive new licensing law
The race is on in 2018 to see which State can enact the most progressive new laws on restoration of rights. As in the past, […]
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The Reintegration Report Card
