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Jay Jordan, the project director for Time Done, a nonprofit that works with former convicts, in Oakland, Calif., March 7, 2019. Under a proposed law in California, millions of people like Jordan, who spent more than seven years in prison for robbery and auto theft, would have their criminal records automatically sealed from public view. (Jim Wilson/The New York Times).
Closing Argument April 1
How Criminal Records Hold Back Millions of People
More than 70 million Americans with arrest records face barriers to find work or a decent place to live.
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Eddy, who served two years probation for attempting to sell a few gram bags of marijuana, attended a free legal clinic that helps people get pot convictions reduced or dismissed.
News November 27, 2017
How Do You Clear a Pot Conviction From Your Record?
It depends on where you live. (Californians, you’re in luck.)
By Lee V. Gaines
On the list of fees at the Shelby County Criminal Court, expungement is by far the most expensive.
News May 31, 2016
Want to Clear Your Record? It’ll Cost You $450
In Tennessee and other states, former felons can’t always afford it.
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News September 17, 2015
Five Things You Didn’t Know About Clearing Your Record
A primer on the complicated road to expungement.
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News March 17, 2015
Forgiving vs. Forgetting
For offenders seeking a new life, a new redemption tool.
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