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

Understanding how criminal records are sealed | Law You Can Use  News-Herald.com

Santa Monica Joins County in Clearing Marijuana Convictions  Santa Monica Mirror

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

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

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

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

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

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

Proposals to ease post-prison transitions en route to lawmakers this session  The CT Mirror

L.A. County district attorney to wipe 66,000 marijuana convictions  Los Angeles Times

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

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

Clearing Records To Get Jobs  WMUK

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

4.2 million Georgians have a criminal record; attorneys want to help  RochesterFirst

Overcoming barriers to employment  Union Daily Times

The Erasure of the Official Record in a High-Profile Sex Abuse Case Reflects a Growing Trend  Willamette Week

Don't Shoot PDX opens center, will host 'expungement clinic'  Pamplin Media Group

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

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

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

Criminals buying guns. Why is the system failing?  WKRC TV Cincinnati

John Legend gives encore endorsement of Kim Foxx in Cook County state’s attorney’s race  Chicago Tribune

Can’t get a job, housing because of a criminal record in California? This bill might help  The Mercury News

Iowa bill would extend statue of limitations for child sex crimes  Sioux City Journal

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

The Case for Expunging Criminal Records  New York Times

Lawmakers consider clearing some criminal records  WBAY

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

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

Get help expunging your criminal record at this Lansing clinic  Lansing State Journal

Clear more criminal records to give people a fresh start  Raleigh News & Observer

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

Criminal expungements a possibility for more West Virginians  West Virginia MetroNews

How to Expunge Your Record for Cannabis Crimes: Illinois  VICE

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

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

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

Illinois marijuana legalization allows criminal record clearing  KMOX

Illinois is going to expunge marijuana convictions from 800,000 criminal records  CNN International

Rwanda: Freight Forwarders Decry 'Unfair' Rules  AllAfrica.com

Have an old criminal record? Today, Pennsylvania starts sealing 30 million of them automatically.  The Philadelphia Inquirer

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

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

Bills would give more time to punish pedophiles  Globe Gazette

About 160,000 People in New York to See Their Marijuana Convictions Disappear  The New York Times

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

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

More Kentuckians eligible for criminal record expungement  14 News WFIE Evansville

Michigan House considers expungement of marijuana, traffic convictions  Bridge Michigan

New Court Ruling Could Make Expungement Unaffordable For Some Kentuckians  89.3 WFPL News Louisville

An algorithm wipes clean the criminal pasts of thousands  BBC News

North Carolina moves to help offenders clear their records  WLOS

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

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

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

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

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

Automatic Sealing? Expungement? As They Legalize Marijuana, New York Lawmakers Negotiate Clearing Criminal Records  Gotham Gazette

Undoing the Damage of the Drug War  Rolling Stone

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

People with criminal records deserve a second chance — and business can help provide it | TheHill  The Hill

How Do You Clear Your Criminal Record? Ask Seth Rogen.  InsideHook

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

Mass. still has no clue how many people’s marijuana records should be cleared  The Boston Globe

Kalamazoo County Bar Association looks to give people a chance at clearing their record  WWMT-TV

Democratic State Lawmakers Push to Automatically Expunge 1 Million Criminal Convictions  KTLA Los Angeles

Many Californians can clear criminal records, but don’t. This bill would make it automatic  San Francisco Chronicle

Seth Rogen Details How to Clear Your Criminal Record in New PSA  Rolling Stone

Gov. Whitmer promised to expunge marijuana-related criminal records in Michigan. Those convicted are still waiting.  Detroit Metro Times

Dallas County to Hold Event to Clear Some People's Criminal Records  Dallas Observer

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

Getting marijuana convictions expunged in Illinois: What you need to know about the process  Chicago Tribune

Lining up for a second chance: Legal clinic provides path to clearing old criminal records  Cincinnati.com

Some states are expunging marijuana-related convictions. Why isn't Michigan?  Michigan Radio

Expungement help desk giving people second chances at life  WRTV Indianapolis

After National Outcry, Florida Judge Clears Record of Man Who Served 10 Days in Jail for Missing Jury Duty  TIME

Convicted Of A Weed Crime? Expungement Clinic Aims To Help People Clear Their Records In West Loop This Weekend  Block Club Chicago

National Expungement Week Highlights States' Lack Of Legal Repair Efforts  Forbes

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

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

JPMorgan Chase is hiring people with criminal backgrounds  Chicago Tribune

Cook County is partnering with a tech nonprofit to expunge cannabis records. Here’s what to know about Code f  Chicago Tribune

Thousands of Californians Could Get Their Marijuana Convictions Cleared. But It’s Complicated.  The New York Times

theday.com - New London and southeastern Connecticut News, Sports, Business, Entertainment and Video  theday.com

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

Lawmakers ready to erase some criminal records for marijuana possession  WLWT Cincinnati

Proposed Law Would Broaden Eligibility For Criminal Expungement  Wisconsin Public Radio News

Got priors? Madison County is helping 100 people clear criminal records.  Alton Telegraph

It should be easier to expunge minor crimes and give people a second chance, attorney says  NJ.com

235,000 Michiganders could have marijuana record cleared under new bill  Detroit Free Press

State lawmaker hopes to clear records of Mainers convicted of marijuana possession  WGME

Mayor Ed Dodd can't help fix Sebastian if he makes same mistakes as instigators | Laurence Reisman  TCPalm

More Than 200000 Pot Convictions Poised for Clearing  THE CITY

Bill that could protect trafficking survivors from deportation has yet to reach floor in Albany  Queens Daily Eagle

Gavin Newsom signs measures giving ‘second chance’ to ex-offenders  San Francisco Chronicle

There’s No Such Thing as Expunging a Criminal Record Anymore  Slate

Dante Servin’s record won’t be expunged in death of Rekia Boyd  Chicago Sun-Times

The ‘Clean Slate’ bill would let people move on from their mistakes.  Hartford Courant