Making It Easier for Former Inmates to Work in L.A.
The city plans to prohibit some employers from asking job applicants about their criminal record.
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Lynne Sladky / AP What It’s Like to Write Speeches for the Conventions
Somewhere in the basements of Philadelphia, wordsmiths are crafting the messages of 2016.
Chris Carlson / AP / Paul Spella / The Atlantic How the Dallas Police Department Reformed Itself
Under Chief David Brown, the force made substantial progress—although tensions persist.
Tony Gutierrez / AP The U.S. Government Confronts Its Bias
A new program at the Department of Justice will train thousands of officers and attorneys on the way prejudice affects law enforcement.
Evan Vucci / AP The White House Has a New Data-Driven Criminal-Justice Project
This is the latest in a series of initiatives aimed at reform.
Evan Vucci / AP Can the Freedom of Information Act Be Fixed?
President Obama signs into law a much-needed update. But will it change anything?
Imagewell / Shutterstock Prison by Algorithm
A U.S. Senate bill aims to decrease recidivism rates, likely using statistical models. Results from this kind of effort have been mixed.
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