Adult shelter applicants must disclose their criminal histories and agree to a Criminal Offender Record Information, or CORI, ...

All adults seeking shelter in the state's emergency assistance program must receive a criminal background check before ...

Governor Maura Healey on Friday placed additional restrictions on the state's emergency shelter system, including lowering ...

A bill that would have prohibited background checks from containing criminal records under expungement was blocked by ...

Gov. Maura Healey reduced the cap on the number of families allowed in the state-run shelter system by 1,700 and released regulations that require applicants to the program to consent to a local ...

Healey said the changes “empower our team to keep families, staff and communities safe by enhancing our criminal background check process and disqualifying anyone who has been convicted of a ...

Ned Brady Hansen was sworn in as Tremonton fire chief in 2023, when city council members put their confidence in him, and he ...

The changes will "empower our team to keep families, staff and communities safe," Gov. Maura Healey said Friday.

SALEM — Essex County Superior Court Judge Salim Tabit spoke to a Salem High School criminal justice class about his ...

Chance for Change focuses on lowering recidivism rates through jobs and support for people who were incarcerated.