Using Innovation to Address Racial Disparities in the Criminal Justice System | The Legal Intelligencer  Law.com

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

Expunging and Sealing Criminal Records  Center For American Progress

There is no just future without a Clean Slate | TheHill  The Hill

Progressive Prosecutors Lobby for Justice  Mount Vernon Gazette

How Pa. Is Setting The Pace On Clean Slate Reform  Law360

NEW YORK – This summer, show your love for N.E.W. 2020! Cage-Free Repair, advocates working towards an e  mg Magazine

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

Toronto police background checks cost two Black safety inspectors their jobs at Metrolinx: they had no criminal records  Toronto.com

Author and attorney Natashia Deón left the corporate world to fight for fairness and fresh starts  San Bernardino County Sun

Canada's cannabis pardon program is failing. Here's why  Leafly

Joe Biden’s Criminal Justice Reform Task Force Passes on Marijuana Legalization  Filter

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

Criminal Records Create Cycles of Multigenerational Poverty  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

Publisher who served time for murder is trying to prove Marni Yang is innocent  Chicago Tribune

Residents speak out against homeless treatment after Medford council approves new campsite  KTVL

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

NJ Lawmakers Want Changes to Help Nursing Homes Deal with Deadly Outbreaks  TAPinto.net

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

Rantz: Union head declares Seattle reporters support defund police movement  MyNorthwest.com

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

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

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

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

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

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

Primary Election 2020: Big victories in Wayne County for Tlaib, Worthy, Aiyash  The Arab American News

California Bill Would Seal 2 Million Criminal Records  NBC Bay Area

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

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

Marijuana Record Expungement Movement Growing Rapidly, Report Shows  Marijuana Moment

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

More Kentuckians eligible for criminal record expungement  14 News WFIE Evansville

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

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

Gov. Cooper signs bill into law that would allow people to clear non-violent crimes from record  WTVD-TV

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Best Renters Insurance of 2020  Money

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

BECERRA charges LACEY husband — BALLMER fights for BAIL ban — HARRIS bests BASS on DEM enthusiasm — CALTRAIN tax to ballot  Politico

Michigan lawmakers push to expunge marijuana-related convictions  WDIV ClickOnDetroit

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

How to Expunge Your Record for Cannabis Crimes: Illinois  VICE

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Case for Expunging Criminal Records  New York Times

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

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

States help trafficking survivors overcome criminal records  ABA Journal

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

Recent Missouri editorials  Associated Press

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

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

Lawmakers consider clearing some criminal records  WBAY

Police often keep body camera video out of public view  The Winchester Star

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

Change laws that shield police, Missouri prosecutor says  WPLG Local 10

An algorithm wipes clean the criminal pasts of thousands  BBC News

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

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

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

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

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

A clean slate in the age of coronavirus  Newsday

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

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

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

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

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

Five Things You Didn't Know About Clearing Your Record  The Marshall Project

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

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

How Is Marijuana Expungement Working In Illinois? Your Legal Weed Questions Answered  WBEZ

Commentary: More deserve a fair path to a clean slate | HeraldNet.com  The Daily Herald

Michigan House considers expungement of marijuana, traffic convictions  Bridge Michigan

DuPage Bar Association to host expungement clinic  Chicago Tribune

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

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

Ehud Olmert asks Israel's president to expunge his criminal record  JTA News

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