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Indiana

Aug. 19: Free Expungement Education Event, Sept. 22

  • From staff reports

A free presentation by local attorney Heidi Fowler explaining Indiana’s Expungement Law and local resources for legal assistance will be given on Sept. 22 beginning at 6 p.m. The event will be held at the auditorium at Ivy Tech Community College — Coliseum Campus, 3800 N. Anthony Blvd. Use door No. 6 facing Crescent Avenue.

Wisconsin

Studies across the nation assess recidivism risk tied to age of  people released from prison

  • Frank Zufall

When the Wisconsin Commutation Advisory Board meets on August 21 to review 12 applications for a commutation, a form of executive clemency Gov. Tony Evers can order to shorten or modify a criminal sentence, each board member’s recommendation will be based, in part, on the perception of the applicant’s likelihood of re-offend. The applicants and […]

Pennsylvania

A specter of justice in Pennsylvania

  • Zoya Haq, Investigative Reporting Lab at Yale

The question of retroactive justice — resentencing for those serving life without parole sentences handed down before the ruling — remains unanswered.