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2010 protestor in Downtown Boston objecting to CORI policies as an impediment to jobs for youth. Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) is a record of all criminal court appearances in Massachusetts for a particular individual, including arrests, convictions, dismissals, and serious violations. [1]
The Legal Aid Society is a 501(c)(3) non-profit legal aid provider based in New York City. Founded in 1876, it is the oldest and largest provider of legal aid in the United States . [ 1 ] Its attorneys provide representation on criminal and civil matters in both individual cases and class action lawsuits .
Following a loss of funding in 1975, these two larger organizations, the Massachusetts Council on Crime and Correction and the Massachusetts Correctional Association, merged to become the Crime and Justice Foundation. The group’s current name, Community Resources for Justice (CRJ), was created in 1999 after merging with MHHI.
Individuals in Australia can obtain a national criminal history to check themselves, and certain organisations can apply for one on their behalf. A person may be required to undergo a criminal record check for a variety of reasons, including employment screening, volunteer work, preparing for a court appearance, visa applications, firearms licensing, or to satisfy a statutory requirement.
In 1911, legal aid societies joined together to form the National Alliance of Legal Aid Societies. Arthur von Briesen of the Legal Aid Society of New York was the first president of the organization that became the National Legal Aid & Defender Association (NLADA) in 1949. [4] The concept of free legal assistance for the poor was promoted by ...
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The Criminal Court of the City of New York is a court of the State Unified Court System in New York City that handles misdemeanors (generally, crimes punishable by fine or imprisonment of up to one year) and lesser offenses, and also conducts arraignments (initial court appearances following arrest) and preliminary hearings in felony cases (generally, more serious offenses punishable by ...
Missouri executed death row inmate Christopher Leroy Collings on Tuesday, 17 years after he confessed to raping and killing his friend's 9-year-old stepdaughter. Collings, 49, was executed by ...