Advancing Clean Slate: The Need for Automatic Record Clearance During the Coronavirus Pandemic  Center For American Progress

RELEASE: On Its One Year Anniversary, Pennsylvania's Clean Slate Law Has Cleared Nearly 35 Million Records  Center For American Progress

He’s waited 14 months for a clean slate, but coronavirus making expungement backlog worse  NJ.com

Michigan criminal record expungement bills a step closer to Senate vote  Detroit Free Press

In one year, Pa.‘s Clean Slate law has erased 35 million crimes. What’s next?  Morning Call

Update to 'News You Can Use: Research Roundup for Re-Entry Advocates'  Center For American Progress

Expunging and Sealing Criminal Records  Center For American Progress

Southern California counties clear 100,000 cannabis convictions by July 1 deadline  OCRegister

Colorado Lawmakers Give Governor Power to Expunge Past Marijuana Crimes | Westword  Westword

DPS suing AZ Board of Fingerprinting over approval of accused child molester's card  12news.com KPNX

Appeals court overturns short sentence in Fullerton hate crime  OCRegister

Akerna Collaborates with The Last Prisoner Project Providing Donation Functionality through its MJ Platform POS Solution  PRNewswire

Colorado lawmakers let governor mass-pardon marijuana possession convictions  The Denver Post

DENVER – As the United States moves away from the criminalization of cannabis, giving rise to an essential i  mg Cannabis Retailer

“A Load Off Your Chest”—Criminal Record Expungement During the Pandemic  Filter

I was arrested, jailed and assaulted by a guard. My ‘crime’? Being a journalist in Trump’s America  The Independent

Criminal Records Create Cycles of Multigenerational Poverty  Center For American Progress

Mitigating the Impacts of a Criminal Record on Young Adults in the US  Center For American Progress

Supreme Court rules on requirements for clearing a criminal record  Radio Iowa

How Much Does It Help To Expunge A Criminal Record? Local Study Seeks To Find Out  90.5 WESA

Criminalizing Poverty or Ensuring Justice?  Fort Worth Weekly

Washington Governor Vetoes Bill That Would Have Automatically Cleared Criminal Records  The Appeal

Expungement Clinic In Homewood Saturday To Help With Clearing Criminal Records  90.5 WESA

GOP Congressman Says Killing Of 'Marijuana User' George Floyd Doesn't Deserve Protests  Marijuana Moment

NBC 10 I-Team: Clearing your name  Turn to 10

Getting a Job with a Criminal Record Post COVID-19  Lexology

Marijuana Record Expungement Movement Growing Rapidly, Report Shows  Marijuana Moment

Tech Teams Up With California To Fast-Track Dismissal Of 85,000 Pot Convictions  NPR

Criminal records can be a ‘life sentence to poverty.’ This state is automatically sealing some.  Washington Post

Major crackdown on dog poo at Bucks beauty spot - as staff spend £7000 a year clearing it up  Windsor Observer

California Bill Would Seal 2 Million Criminal Records  NBC Bay Area

20ha reserve forest area destroyed to stake FRA claims  Times of India

Change in state law causes increase in the clearing of criminal records in Hamilton County  WLWT Cincinnati

State momentum in criminal record sealing fuels federal clean slate bill | TheHill  The Hill

Vigilantes surround Christopher Columbus statue for 3rd day; N.J. police departments ordered to identify offic  The Philadelphia Inquirer

Black voices resounding across N.H. in wake of Floyd's death  Eagle-Tribune

Friends Say Elderly Protester Shoved by Buffalo Police Is a Catholic Peace Activist, Not Antifa  TIME

How to get your criminal record sealed in Michigan  Detroit Free Press

In NJ, certain cannabis convictions can now be cleared from criminal records  NJBIZ

What to Gift Your BIPOC Stoner Friends, and Where to Donate After  Willamette Week

More Kentuckians eligible for criminal record expungement  14 News WFIE Evansville

Second Annual National Expungement Week (N.E.W.) Helps People Clear Criminal Records  Forbes

Why other states should follow the lead on New Jersey clean slate law | TheHill  The Hill

Why states are rushing to seal tens of millions of old criminal records  The Economist

Maryland: Lawmakers Vote Overwhelmingly to Advance Automatic Expungement Measure  NORML Blog

It may become easier to clear criminal history in Michigan  Detroit Free Press

Want your criminal record expunged? New study offering free legal assistance could help  Wichita Eagle

Can’t get a job, housing because of a criminal record in California? This bill might help  Press-Enterprise

How much does it help to expunge a criminal record? Western Pa. study seeks to find out  witf.org

California Bill Would Wipe Low-Level Criminal Records for 2 Million  KTLA

Travis County to host 'expunction expo' in February  KVUE.com

Texas judges may have overstepped by clearing violent criminal records  WFAA.com

Fairness is an issue in clearing low-level marijuana convictions  ABA Journal

Winfield to swap out Lamont’s Clean Slate bill with a broader measure  The CT Mirror

Your Thursday Briefing  The New York Times

Michigan lawmakers push to expunge marijuana-related convictions  WDIV ClickOnDetroit

How to Expunge Your Record for Cannabis Crimes: Illinois  VICE

Colorado Attorney General Talks Marijuana Crime Expungement, Social Equity | Westword  Westword

Expungement And Sealing Of Records Help Ex-Criminals Return To Work  NPR

How to erase your criminal record (yes, that's a thing!)  FOX 29

Feds Hire Hazmat Firm For Marijuana Eradication Training  Marijuana Moment

Some with Criminal Records Get a Possible Second Chance - 9 & 10 News  9&10 News

How to Expunge Your Record for Cannabis Crimes: California  VICE

Peacing Together: The benefits of clearing your record and how to do it  13WMAZ.com

New Study Ranking State Requirements for Misdemeanor Expungement Emphasizes Need for Criminal Justice Reform  PRNewswire

4.2 million Georgians have a criminal record; Savannah attorneys want to help  WSAV-TV

Lamont to introduce Clean Slate legislation in next session  The CT Mirror

Pop-Up Clinics Are Helping Free People From Their Old Weed Criminal Records  VICE

Clean Slate: New law makes clearing your record, getting back to work easier  FOX13 Memphis

Clean slate: Expungements a complex, confusing second chance  Traverse City Record Eagle

Lawmakers consider clearing some criminal records  WBAY

Illinois' pot law takes expungement a step further  Kankakee Daily Journal

The Case for Expunging Criminal Records  New York Times

For many, even 'automatic' clearing of marijuana records could be complicated  Crain's Chicago Business

New Court Ruling Could Make Expungement Unaffordable For Some Kentuckians  Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting

Kentucky Legislature Moves To Expunge Records Of People Never Convicted  WKU Public Radio

Clearing 235,000 marijuana records would not be automatic under new bill  Detroit Free Press

States help trafficking survivors overcome criminal records  ABA Journal

New Bill Would Clear Criminal Records of Some Prisoners After Serving Sentence  California Globe

Court: Wisconsin must expunge arrest records from database if people aren’t charged  Chicago Tribune

A 'Record' 152 Laws Reducing Reentry Barriers Passed in 2019  Crime Report

Madison Police: Rethinking the future, where to begin?  forwardlookout.com

An algorithm wipes clean the criminal pasts of thousands  BBC News

Pathways 2 Pardons Event Tuesday Offers Free Help With Clearing Criminal Records  90.5 WESA

Lanphier’s Major Clay always ready to jump in  The State Journal-Register

Martin Luther King Jr.’s arrest record in Fulton County to be expunged  Atlanta Journal Constitution

Free expungement clinic offers opportunity to clean up court records  Citizen Times

Invisible man? Embattled KCPD chief faces a city sharply divided over his performance  Kansas City Star

Justice Department plows ahead with execution plan next week  nwitimes.com

Michigan House considers expungement of marijuana, traffic convictions  Bridge Michigan

Trafficking victims can clear arrest records, but it isnt easy  The Ledger

A clean slate in the age of coronavirus  Newsday

Legal group offering clinics on clearing marijuana convictions from criminal records  The Oakland Press

States prepare to purge tens of thousands of pot convictions  Los Angeles Times

Op-Ed: How California can use technology to wipe the slate clean for millions with criminal records  Los Angeles Times

A criminal record should not be a lifetime sentence; that’s why we need the clean slate law  Hartford Courant

Want your record cleared? Come to the Atlanta/Fulton County Record Restriction Symposium  MDJOnline.com

Can Denver's Next Try at Clearing Old Pot Crimes Bear More Fruit?  Westword

Study: Few Michigan residents try to get convictions erased  WXMI FOX 17 West Michigan

NC should pass the ‘Second Chance Act’ to help clear old records and ease hiring  Raleigh News & Observer