A past mistake should not become a lifetime barrier to employment, housing or stability.

Helen Caraballo speaks at a press conference on Monday, Dec. 18, 2023, in support of Connecticut's "clean slate" law, which automatically erases misdemeanors and low-level felonies from the criminal ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The 11th day of April means more to Elvina Smith than her daughters will ever know. For 17 years, a shoplifting conviction that ...