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Getting Hired With a Criminal Record

Obama announces efforts to help ex-convicts

By Bruce L. Udolf, P.A. |

As part of a push to tackle criminal justice issues in his final year in office, President Barack Obama announced new efforts to help former prisoners reintegrate into society. Speaking in Newark, N.J., on Monday, Mr. Obama announced $8 million in new grants to support educational opportunities for ex-convicts returning from prison.  Mr. Obama… Read More »

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President Obama tells federal agencies to ‘ban the box’ on federal job applications

By Bruce L. Udolf, P.A. |

WASHINGTON — President Obama said Monday he was directing federal agencies to “ban the box” in their hiring decisions, prohibiting them from asking prospective government employees about their criminal histories on job applications. Speaking at Rutgers University in Newark, N.J., where he highlighted programs meant to ease the reentry of former inmates into society, Obama said the… Read More »

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