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 ...

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 ...

Under Michigan’s clean slate law, the state’s automatic expungement process went into effect this month. The state anticipated there would be one million residents who will have convictions ...

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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, ...

For decades, Louisiana has imposed a legal Catch-22 on people seeking expungements long after being arrested for, or convicted of, low-level nonviolent offenses. First, the state tells them they have ...

TAMPA, Fla. (BLOOM) – As Florida’s economy accelerates and employers across the Tampa Bay area ramp up summer hiring, many job seekers are hitting a familiar roadblock: a background check that flags ...