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'I got you!' Former inmate pulls wounded Houston officer to safety after shootout

James Powel, USA TODAY Thu, November 16, 2023 A Houston man who said he "has been to jail a million times" became a hero when he helped pull a wounded police officer to safety during a highway shootout with a carjacking suspect. John Lally found himself caught in the...

Gov Kathy Hochul signs 'Clean Slate' law, sealing criminal records of previously convicted New Yorkers

Under the law, a person's felony records will be sealed eight years after conviction or release from prison; three years for a misdemeanor New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the Clean Slate Act (S.7551A/A.1029C), which allows certain criminal records to be sealed years...

NFL’s Harrison Butker, Notre Dame give $10,000 to group creating ‘monastic village’ for ex-inmates

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, which was closed in 1989 and sold, which the Serenelli Project is hoping to purchase (left), and a home for ex-inmates reentering society owned by the Serenelli Project (right). | Credit: Serenelli Project By Joe Bukuras - CNA Staff Nov 11,...

Texans' CJ Stroud talks prison reform amid dad's incarceration: 'Criminal justice system is corrupt'

Stroud's father is serving a long sentence in Folsom State Prison Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud reacts after scoring on a 2-point conversion against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023, in Houston. (AP...