Beyond Barriers

PSJ Shifts Strategic Direction

May 1, 2012
PSJ is shifting our strategic direction for the next couple of years to focus on opportunities to realize significant sentencing reform -- possible in ways not seen since the inception of the organization in 1999.

Over the past several months, we have created moments to take a step back from our regular work

New rules set on background checks for job seekers

April 27, 2012
Federal regulators approved new rules that could make it easier to find work for convicted criminals and others who have gotten into legal trouble. This change has been a long time coming for employee advocates.

New rules set on background checks for job seekers

By EVE TAHMINCIOGLU

Your Vote is Your Voice

April 24, 2012
When we vote, we are actually telling elected officials and lawmakers how we feel about education, public safety, social security, health care, and other important issues. There is power in numbers, and when we vote and get our family members to vote, we can truly make a difference.

Your Vote is Your Voice

Article by Denise Welch

Shifting PSJ's Strategic Direction

April 24, 2012
This article outlines some decisions we've made and describes where our work is changing and where it will look the same. The best way to describe what we are trying to do is to focus on the incredible opportunities before us in the next couple of years.

Shifting PSJ's Strategic Direction

Article by David Rogers 

We Control the Headline (JM - Spring 2012)

April 24, 2012
PSJ is looking to the future! This issue outlines strategic shifts in our direction. We also lay out some of what we think is possible in 2013, which includes the potential of an overhaul of our sentencing guidelines and an investment in smart on crime policies that build safe communities.

 In this issue:

Criminal Background Checks: Rampant Errors Cost Worker's Jobs and Skirt Federal Law

April 11, 2012
A new report from the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) reveals an explosion in criminal background checks for job applicants, with many reports riddled with errors. Tens of millions of workers pay for these third-party mistakes with their jobs.

 

Journal of the American Probation and Parole Association Perspectives

April 10, 2012

The Journal of the American Probathion and Parole Association's publication titled, "Perspectives: Voice of the Vi

Ohio Supreme Court Rules Automatic Lifetime Registration, Notification for Juvenile Sex Offenders Unconstitutional

April 3, 2012
The Supreme Court of Ohio decided that automatic lifelong registration and community notification requirements on certain juvenile sex offenders violate prohibitions against cruel and unusual punishment. Sensible changes to registration policies increase safety and decrease victimization.

Ohio Supreme Court Rules Automatic Lifetime Registration, Notification for Juvenile Sex Offenders Unconstitutional

Missouri House Endorses Changes to Sex Offender Registry, Allows Petitions for Removal

April 3, 2012
The Missouri House gave first round approval to legislation that would allow some people eventually to be removed from the state's sex offender registry, and exclude juveniles who are required to register as sex offenders from the public list posted online.

Missouri House Endorses Changes to Sex Offender Registry, Allows Petitions for Removal

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