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How a judge decided not to give Dylan Castimore life for killing his 8-week-old

Argus Leader 20 Apr 2024
They often fought about sex and work, or lack thereof, given Dylan was a convicted felon and she had not had a job toward the end of her pregnancy ... to hold a job prior to them sharing an apartment.
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Brightwood Community Center receives grant for employment services

Indianapolis Recorder 15 Apr 2024
Carlos King is a resident living in the area who has been looking for jobs ... “What’s the use of these smaller jobs accepting felons when it’s only paying you minimum wage or only so much money? I can’t live with that.”.
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Editorial Roundup: Mississippi

Delta Democrat-Times 09 Apr 2024
Felon Voting Bill Will Have To Wait. Though the effort was unsuccessful this year, a bill to restore voting rights to certain felons had bipartisan support and should be reintroduced in 2025.
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Gypsy Rose Blanchard to undergo cosmetic surgery as she reconnects with ex-fianc�

New York Post 05 Apr 2024
Gypsy Rose Blanchard is starting fresh. The convicted felon revealed that she will be getting a nose job while she seems to be rekindling her relationship with ex-fiancé Ken Urker ... Mega / SplashNews.com 10 ... Instagram/@gypsyrose_a_blanchard. 10 ... TMZ ... 10.
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Black coaches lost everything after FBI college hoops case that wrecked careers, then fizzled

The Grio 03 Apr 2024
Former University of Arizona assistant basketball coach Book Richardson served 90 days in jail and says he wears the “scarlet letter F” — for felon — now ... jobs in college basketball. Convicted felon.
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Black coaches were ‘low-hanging fruit’ in FBI college hoops case that wrecked careers, then fizzled

Wtop 02 Apr 2024
Meanwhile, most of the head coaches Richardson and the others worked with are white and still have jobs in college basketball. CONVICTED FELON. Richardson served 90 days in jail and says he wears the “scarlet letter F” — for felon — now.
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Black coaches were 'low-hanging fruit' in FBI college hoops case that wrecked careers, then fizzled

The Kentucky Standard 02 Apr 2024
Meanwhile, most of the head coaches Richardson and the others worked with are white and still have jobs in college basketball. CONVICTED FELON. Richardson served 90 days in jail and says he wears the “scarlet letter F” — for felon — now.
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Callen: Does every crime deserve a life sentence?

The Enterprise-Tocsin 01 Apr 2024
Mississippi has a poverty problem ... After an individual serves their prison sentence, they remain categorized as a convicted felon for life. Virtually every job application, lease agreement, or loan application requires disclosure of felony convictions.
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After incarceration, local restored citizens want a ‘fair chance’ at jobs, housing

Springfield News-Sun 28 Mar 2024
After she was released from prison almost eight years ago, Shareka Gibson said sometimes it felt like she had the word “felon” written on her forehead, like a scarlet letter ... After prison, Gibson applied for many jobs.
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Out of prison, out of work: Fayetteville felon, activist wants to help her peers find jobs

The Fayetteville Observer 27 Mar 2024
She's also a convicted felon ... Murphy said looking for unemployment with a criminal record is a struggle she knows firsthand, and that's why she's hosting two events next month to help felons find jobs.
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After decades of crime, one of Iowa's most notorious contractors gets 20 years behind bars

Ames Tribune 13 Mar 2024
For years, contractor Jeremey Lawson took advantage of numerous customers in Iowa and several other Midwest states, defrauding them out of thousands of dollars for jobs he never completed ... by a felon.
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Corrections Secretary Kevin Carr stepping down from Evers administration

Oshkosh Northwestern 02 Mar 2024
“Being Secretary of the Department of Corrections can be a thankless and burdensome job. Navigating the conflicting interests between the governor’s office, state and federal courts, convicted felons, ...
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24-year-old goes to prison for attacking Lincoln woman in Haymarket parking garage

News-Press Now 01 Mar 2024
He spoke of losing $125,000 to legal fees and not being able to get a job in the field he'd gotten a college degree in because he's now a convicted felon after pleading no contest to false ...
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Reader's View: Felons need more help getting housing, jobs

Duluth News Tribune 28 Feb 2024
Felons need housing ... place to keep felons out ... Job providers need to relax who they hire, too.
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POLITICAL ROUNDUP: Area residents weigh in on presidential immunity

Tahlequah Daily Press 25 Feb 2024
In an application to the U.S ... During the Feb ... State Sen ... Several bills in the past few years have made strides to open jobs up for felons to get back into the workforce and allow them to acquire licenses that were denied in the past, Pemberton said ... .
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