People With Criminal Records Should Not Have to Hire a Lawyer Just to Get a Job

State laws are restricting people with convictions from working as nurses, counselors and janitors.

Finding work can be difficult for anyone, but Fernando Herrera faces an extra challenge. California has banned him for life from his dream job as a firefighter because of two felonies he committed as a teenager. Herrera went to prison for assaults he committed at ages 14 and 15. But he took responsibility for his actions and turned his life around. He worked as an unpaid firefighter while in...

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