What’s one of the best public safety tools? A clean record

By: Joe Broadmeadow

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: September 28, 2026

Words: 788

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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He committed a nonviolent felony 15 years ago: a bad check, a possession charge, a stolen car he was dumb enough to ride in at 22. He served his sentence. He paid his fines. He hasn’t been arrested since. He did exactly what we told him to do.

Now he’s 40, and every time he applies for a job, there’s a box. Every time he tries to rent an apartment, there’s a background …

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