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New Hampshire lawmakers have sent the governor a bill that would make it harder for people convicted of certain felonies to change their names and would give victims a change
“People deserve to know who they really are and what they are capable of, and changing their name allows them to remove themselves from their crime and...
Currently, those who are incarcerated must convince a court that a name change is necessary, but there is no requirement to notify victims or their next of kin. A new bill requires those convicted of certain violent felonies gives victims or family members a chance to weigh in.
She had no idea her counselor had hidden his problematic history. Now, as delays plague the criminal case against him, Bonnie Sitomer is pushing lawmakers to ensure the past is not too easily forgotten.
A therapist who previously changed his name faces new charges more than 30 years after he was sent to prison under his old name. What happened raises complicated questions about the right to forge a new life after incarceration and what patients can or should know about a mental health provider's past.