Op-Ed JANStaff 2/22/23 Op-Ed JANStaff 2/22/23 Second chances for prisoners is not just a moral imperative — it's an economic one For years, criminal justice advocates have argued employment is one of the most important benchmarks for people’s reentry after prison to turn their life around successfully. Thankfully, both parties now see second chances as a moral imperative. Read More JANStaff 5/16/22 JANStaff 5/16/22 GOVERNOR STITT SIGNS BILL TO INCENTIVIZE WORKFORCE PARTICIPATION, ENHANCE PUBLIC SAFETY Read More JANStaff 5/9/22 JANStaff 5/9/22 Bloomberg Law: Seeking Jobs After Jail, Freed Prisoners Say Biden Aid Lacking Read More JANStaff 4/27/22 JANStaff 4/27/22 BIDEN ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES LONG-OVERDUE IMPLEMENTATION OF FAIR CHANCE ACT OF 2019 Read More JANStaff 4/25/22 JANStaff 4/25/22 OKLAHOMA SENATE PASSES BILL TO INCENTIVIZE WORKFORCE PARTICIPATION, ENHANCE PUBLIC SAFETY Read More JANStaff 2/15/22 JANStaff 2/15/22 Columbia Missourian: Bill would limit arrests for failing to pay traffic fines Read More JANStaff 2/14/22 JANStaff 2/14/22 NEW POLL: MISSOURI VOTERS OVERWHELMINGLY BACK CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORMS, BELIEVE ACTION IS NEEDED TO IMPROVE THE STATE SYSTEM Read More JANStaff 1/13/22 JANStaff 1/13/22 Reuters: New U.S. rule lets federal inmates earn credits for early release Read More JANStaff 1/13/22 JANStaff 1/13/22 The New York Times: New Rule Makes Thousands of Federal Inmates Eligible for Release Read More JANStaff 12/22/21 JANStaff 12/22/21 Axios: DOJ to allow inmates to stay in home confinement after COVID emergency ends Read More JANStaff 12/22/21 JANStaff 12/22/21 Fox News: DOJ announces it won't return criminals on home confinement to prison after COVID-19 Read More JANStaff 12/22/21 JANStaff 12/22/21 The Week: 'A Christmas miracle': DOJ overturns prior memo, allowing prisoners transferred home during COVID to stay there Read More JANStaff 12/22/21 JANStaff 12/22/21 USA Today: DOJ relaxes policy to recall federal prisoners released to home confinement to slow coronavirus spread Read More JANStaff 12/22/21 JANStaff 12/22/21 New York Times: Some Inmates Can Stay Confined at Home After Covid Emergency, Justice Dept. Says Read More JANStaff 12/22/21 JANStaff 12/22/21 Reuters: U.S. Justice Department says inmates sent home due to COVID-19 will not be returned to prison Read More JANStaff 12/22/21 JANStaff 12/22/21 NPR: Prisoners sent to home confinement because of the pandemic might remain free Read More JANStaff 12/21/21 JANStaff 12/21/21 “IT’S A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE!” Read More JANStaff 11/30/21 JANStaff 11/30/21 Reason: Thousands Beg President Joe Biden for Mercy as He Pardons a Couple of Turkeys Read More JANStaff 11/10/21 JANStaff 11/10/21 Reuters: Civil rights groups want White House clemency for more inmates released in pandemic Read More JANStaff 10/13/21 JANStaff 10/13/21 Louisville Courier-Journal: If you want to stop repeat offenders, help ex-convicts when they get out of prison Read More Older Posts
Op-Ed JANStaff 2/22/23 Op-Ed JANStaff 2/22/23 Second chances for prisoners is not just a moral imperative — it's an economic one For years, criminal justice advocates have argued employment is one of the most important benchmarks for people’s reentry after prison to turn their life around successfully. Thankfully, both parties now see second chances as a moral imperative. Read More
JANStaff 5/16/22 JANStaff 5/16/22 GOVERNOR STITT SIGNS BILL TO INCENTIVIZE WORKFORCE PARTICIPATION, ENHANCE PUBLIC SAFETY Read More
JANStaff 5/9/22 JANStaff 5/9/22 Bloomberg Law: Seeking Jobs After Jail, Freed Prisoners Say Biden Aid Lacking Read More
JANStaff 4/27/22 JANStaff 4/27/22 BIDEN ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES LONG-OVERDUE IMPLEMENTATION OF FAIR CHANCE ACT OF 2019 Read More
JANStaff 4/25/22 JANStaff 4/25/22 OKLAHOMA SENATE PASSES BILL TO INCENTIVIZE WORKFORCE PARTICIPATION, ENHANCE PUBLIC SAFETY Read More
JANStaff 2/15/22 JANStaff 2/15/22 Columbia Missourian: Bill would limit arrests for failing to pay traffic fines Read More
JANStaff 2/14/22 JANStaff 2/14/22 NEW POLL: MISSOURI VOTERS OVERWHELMINGLY BACK CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORMS, BELIEVE ACTION IS NEEDED TO IMPROVE THE STATE SYSTEM Read More
JANStaff 1/13/22 JANStaff 1/13/22 Reuters: New U.S. rule lets federal inmates earn credits for early release Read More
JANStaff 1/13/22 JANStaff 1/13/22 The New York Times: New Rule Makes Thousands of Federal Inmates Eligible for Release Read More
JANStaff 12/22/21 JANStaff 12/22/21 Axios: DOJ to allow inmates to stay in home confinement after COVID emergency ends Read More
JANStaff 12/22/21 JANStaff 12/22/21 Fox News: DOJ announces it won't return criminals on home confinement to prison after COVID-19 Read More
JANStaff 12/22/21 JANStaff 12/22/21 The Week: 'A Christmas miracle': DOJ overturns prior memo, allowing prisoners transferred home during COVID to stay there Read More
JANStaff 12/22/21 JANStaff 12/22/21 USA Today: DOJ relaxes policy to recall federal prisoners released to home confinement to slow coronavirus spread Read More
JANStaff 12/22/21 JANStaff 12/22/21 New York Times: Some Inmates Can Stay Confined at Home After Covid Emergency, Justice Dept. Says Read More
JANStaff 12/22/21 JANStaff 12/22/21 Reuters: U.S. Justice Department says inmates sent home due to COVID-19 will not be returned to prison Read More
JANStaff 12/22/21 JANStaff 12/22/21 NPR: Prisoners sent to home confinement because of the pandemic might remain free Read More
JANStaff 11/30/21 JANStaff 11/30/21 Reason: Thousands Beg President Joe Biden for Mercy as He Pardons a Couple of Turkeys Read More
JANStaff 11/10/21 JANStaff 11/10/21 Reuters: Civil rights groups want White House clemency for more inmates released in pandemic Read More
JANStaff 10/13/21 JANStaff 10/13/21 Louisville Courier-Journal: If you want to stop repeat offenders, help ex-convicts when they get out of prison Read More
