A criminal record, regardless of whether a person was convicted or not, can foreclose opportunity throughout a person's life. Entities like landlords, employers and loan officers regularly run ...

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The third iteration of the National Expungement Week (N.E.W.), focused on offering expungement and other forms of legal relief to some of the 77 million Americans with criminal records, is currently ...

Acadiana Legal Service Corporation says it has already helped expunge nearly 200 records this year, removing barriers that ...

A 2019 law expanded access to expungements. A clinic at a library near Wilmington helped guide prospective applicants through the process. Public defender Lisa Minutola and community engagement ...

Goodwill held an expungement clinic on Thursday to help give those with previous criminal convictions in Louisville a second chance at a normal life. According to the American Bar Association, ...

Hundreds of people lined up outside the Urban League of Greater Oklahoma City last August in 90 F heat, hoping for a fresh start. The advocacy organization was hosting an expungement fair aimed at ...

Automatic expungement of nonviolent, low-level cannabis crimes will be a slow burn. With the legalization of recreational adult-use cannabis beginning Tuesday, misdemeanor marijuana-related cases will ...

Florida expungement attorneys handle the legal, procedural, and technical steps required to expunge or seal criminal history ...

Having a criminal record can prove to be a roadblock for getting a job, housing and loans. At least 2 million North Carolina residents have a criminal record, according to the NC Second Chance ...

It was an unremarkable day in expungement court until a man with tears in his eyes spoke up. “This is my fourth time trying to do this,” he said. At a court date a month earlier, Cook County ...