Pardons And Expungements For Marijuana Convictions Applied Unevenly Across Country
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore’s decision to offer mass pardons for low-level marijuana crimes is part of a nascent but growing effort to remedy...
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May 222 min read
Study: Erasing Criminal Records Did Not Improve Job Outcomes
Job applicants with criminal histories often strive toward expungement, as a way to can improve their chances in the job market. But,...
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Crime and Justice News
May 212 min read
Prosecutors Challenge Some Of 100,000 CO Record Expungements
Jeffery Kytle came to Colorado from Iowa for a ski vacation and left on probation. Twenty-one years ago, there were two ounces of...
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Crime and Justice News
Dec 12, 20231 min read
Delaware Court Allows Expungements For Men With Out-Of-State Convictions
The Delaware Supreme Court reversed a lower court’s denial of expungement applications filed by three men because of their convictions in...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 29, 20231 min read
Those Seeking Expungements Under New State Laws Face Backlogs, Fees
A new Stateline piece outlines some of the key challenges of enacting expungement and record-sealing laws. Entitled “High fees, long...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 16, 20232 min read
Two Million Could Have Criminal Records Sealed Through NY Law
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the Clean Slate Act on Thursday, which could make around 2 million people convicted of crimes eligible...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 13, 20222 min read
CA Courts Fail To Process 34,000 Pot Expungements Under 2018 Law
Nearly two decades ago, on a high desert road in California, Sara Rodriguez was pulled over and arrested with 10 small packets of...
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