Times are changing for kids in school and school policies are changing right along with them. Starting this year, Lubbock Independent School District is making every school volunteer, including ...

A federal judge in Chicago has ordered the release of 615 detainees from ICE and CBP custody, many with no criminal record.

In an unusual move, court officials have required news reporters -- but not other members of the public -- to undergo computerized criminal history checks before covering the trial of Yosemite killer ...

A criminal record makes it difficult for the formerly incarcerated to find employment and housing when employers and ...

The City Council this week is expected to pass a bill that would partly bar landlords, co-op boards and brokers from refusing to rent or sell a home based on the person’s criminal history. The measure ...

A New Jersey bill aimed at preventing outdated criminal records from appearing on background checks, if charges were being ...