Sealing the Past: Criminal Record Reform Could Help Coloradans Outlive Their Mistakes  Westword

Queens BP's office hosts expungement talk — Queens Daily Eagle  Queens Daily Eagle

Reform advocates tell lawmakers more access to expungement could save state money, help people secure employment  Stillwater News Press

Thousands apply to clear records of marijuana offenses in Arizona, but many more have yet to act  The Arizona Republic

From prison to chaplain: Ga. law helped free me from past. More ex-offenders deserve same.  USA TODAY

Massachusetts Recreational Consumer Council and Theory Wellness Partner to Host Expungement Event at Dispensary in Chicopee, MA  Cannabis Business Times

District Attorney George Gascón to Dismiss Nearly 60000 Cannabis Convictions  Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office

ISU Expungement Clinic Helps People With Criminal Records Get A Fresh Start  WGLT

How to Seal or Expunge a Criminal Record: Free webinar hosted by Goodwill on July 21  The Apopka Voice

More States Consider Automatic Criminal Record Expungement  The Pew Charitable Trusts

State lawmakers consider Clean Slate that would expunge criminal records  The Livingston County News

Policy Matters: Justice reform issues showcase bipartisanship – The Journal Record  Journal Record

State Bill Would Automatically Expunge Criminal Records (free article)  The Chief-Leader

Advocates Push For Broader Changes To DC Record-Sealing Laws  DCist

Queens Assemblywoman Sponsors Bill That Would Seal and Expunge Criminal Records  Astoria Post

Automatic Clearing of Records  National Conference of State Legislatures

Setting the record straight on long-ago offenses  Minneapolis Star Tribune

Center for Arkansas Legal Services offers to seal criminal records for free  Times Record

Columbus gets $500,000 to help residents seal criminal records  The Columbus Dispatch

How to get your criminal record sealed or expunged in Pennsylvania  The Philadelphia Inquirer

Virginia Lawmakers Pass Bill to Seal Some Criminal Records  NBC4 Washington

States make it easier to clear up criminal records  Axios

State lawmakers consider Clean Slate Act that would expunge criminal records  NNY360

Colorado lawmakers debate bill to make it easier for people to seal their criminal records  The Denver Channel

Kewanee residents offered second chance to expunge criminal records  Kewanee Star Courier

JPMorgan Chase backs bill to expunge criminal records  Spectrum News

DC bill would simplify sealing criminal records after arrests without conviction  WTOP

Whitmer signs remaining bills allowing expungement for most first-time drunken driving offenses  MLive.com

N.Y. lawmakers propose 'clean slate' measure to clear convictions  New York Daily News

Long deadlocked, Virginia lawmakers reach compromise to seal past criminal convictions  Virginia Mercury

Here's how Michigan's expungement laws will change this spring  Detroit Free Press

New York Proposes "Clean Slate" Bill for Criminal Records  ESR NEWS

A Criminal Record Shouldn't Be a Life Sentence to Poverty  Center For American Progress

RI Public Defender to present workshop on criminal record expungement  The Providence Journal

Help Sealing Criminal Records Offered At Hyattsville Event  Patch.com

California lawmakers back SB 731, which would largely expunge criminal records for those who complete their sentences  KABC-TV

Tarrant County offering virtual clinic to clean criminal records  Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Georgia Justice Project Receives Support for Expanded Expungement Law  atlantadailyworld

Virginia lawmakers pass bill that would allow people to seal some criminal records  The Virginian-Pilot

States Push for 'Clean Slate' Laws to Boost Hiring  Bloomberg

July legalization sets timeline to seal certain marijuana-related criminal records  WWBT NBC12 News

Bill In New York Legislature Would Erase Some Lingering Criminal Records  WSKG.org

Utah ‘clean slate’ law: Does it clear your criminal record?  Deseret News

Want your record expunged or sealed in Sangamon County? How to register for consideration  The State Journal-Register

Statement of U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia before the D.C. Council regarding Record Sealing  Department of Justice

Expungement clinic will help Iowans clear records of old criminal cases  Des Moines Register

How Clean are 'Clean Slates'?  Court News Ohio

Due Process: Sealing criminal records in Nevada (opinion)  ThisisReno

Criminal record expungement: When will Virginia be ready?  Virginia Mercury

Expungement Crisis: The Long Wait to Restore 'Ruined Lives'  Crime Report

Lawmakers trying to reach compromise on criminal record expungement  Richmond.com

Free expungement of criminal records workshop  The Miami Times

Boyd hopes to seal records for former criminals  Times Record

Dawn Raid: Duty Of Investigating Authority To Provide Legal Information On Sealing - Criminal Law - Switzerland  Mondaq News Alerts

How our laws block people from turning their lives around  Colorado Newsline

Expunging And Clearing Criminal Records: 7 Things To Know  Legal Desire News Network

Arizona House committee advances proposal to seal criminal records with court's OK  The Arizona Republic

Coloradans Convicted Of Multiple Felonies Could Seal Their Records Under Bill At State Capitol  CBS Denver

STATEMENT: CAP's Rebecca Vallas Applauds Virginia's Automatic Record-Sealing Legislation  Center For American Progress

Lawmakers Want to Expunge Some Criminal Records to Boost Job Prospects  Spectrum News

California lawmakers eye aiding those with criminal records  FOX40

Expansive NY Bill To Expunge Criminal Records Gains Steam  Law360

Attorney: New Georgia law to benefit those who have made past criminal mistakes  Savannah Morning News

NY could automatically seal criminal records, reform parole  Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Vermont law expanding expungement eligibility goes into effect Thursday  WPTZ

House passes bill automatically sealing many criminal records 8 years after sentence completed  Roanoke Times

Forging a clean slate: Lawmakers reach compromise to bill to seal criminal records  The Daily News Online

Wisconsin Assembly easily approves expungement bill, now it heads to Senate  Madison.com

SJ County loses $220 million because of old criminal records, legislation proposes relief  Stockton Record

A criminal record can be a lifelong sentence. Lawmakers want to provide a clean slate.  Roanoke Times

Michigan prepares to automate expungement of criminal records  StateScoop

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

Opinion: Ease expungement of past crimes and help people gain second chances  OregonLive

Advocates pushing for Clean Slate bill | NY State  Hudson Valley 360

STATEMENT: CAP Applauds Delaware for Becoming the 6th State To Pass Clean Slate Legislation  Center For American Progress

Clean Slate Seeks to Empower Communities by Expunging Records: "Not Just to Survive But To Live"  Ms. Magazine

Bill to Automatically Remove Criminal Records Finds Some Support in New York  The Wall Street Journal

Bill To Seal Felony Convictions Of Ex-Felons Passes Senate  California Globe

GUEST VIEW: NY's Clean Slate Bill is must-pass legislation  Niagara Gazette

Virginia's Sealed and Expunged Records Legislation Doesn't Mean Anything For Your Security Clearance - ClearanceJobs  ClearanceJobs

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

Lawmakers reach compromise to pass Clean Slate | NY State  Hudson Valley 360

Proposed Bill Aims To Purge 2.3 Million New Yorkers' Criminal Records  Gothamist

Editorial: Arrest records shouldn’t be automatically sealed from public view  The Denver Post

POINT/COUNTERPOINT: House Bill 21-1214: Should it be easier to seal criminal records?  Colorado Springs Gazette

Michigan criminal record expungement bills head to Whitmer's desk  Detroit Free Press

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

Press Release: Councilmember Christina Henderson introduces The Record Expungement Simplification to Offer Relief and Equity (“RESTORE”) Amendment Act of 2021  The DC Line

Expunction offers a second chance in Collin County  Spectrum News

Expungement of Convictions Set to Begin in Arizona, Albeit Under Limited Circumstances  JD Supra

City Of Boston: MAYOR JANEY ANNOUNCES VIRTUAL JOB FAIR SERIES FOR RETURNING CITIZENS AND JOB-SEEKERS  Patch.com

State lawmakers ponder a Clean Slate | NY State  Hudson Valley 360

Lawmakers, advocates push for ‘clean slate’ bill to expunge some convictions  NEWS10 ABC

The problem with 'Clean Slate' policies: Could broader sealing of criminal records hurt more people than it helps?  Niskanen Center

US attorney details illegal acts in construction projects, sealing the fate of the "nuclear renaissance”  Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Rosenblum: Virginia needs a stronger expungement bill  Roanoke Times

TJ Donovan: Expungement bill is a jobs bill — and the right thing to do  vtdigger.org

A Fresh Start: Expunging Criminal Convictions  Crime Report

Pennsylvania To Seal Some Criminal Records Automatically  NPR

Narrowed 'clean slate' bill wins final passage in CT House  The CT Mirror