ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Maryland Matters) – With a stroke of his pen, Gov. Wes Moore last month pardoned 175,000 individuals for prior cannabis offenses from his office in Annapolis, the Sailing Capital of the United States. His executive action will help many Marylanders with prior convictions navigate the criminal justice system’s uncharted waters. In 2022, Maryland embarked on this journey […]

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A proposed Maryland Senate Bill, the Maryland Clean Slate Act of 2024, aims to simplify the process of record expungement for individuals with criminal records. The bill was brought before the State Judicial Proceedings Committee today for a hearing. According to the Maryland Paper Prisons Initiative, approximately 1 million adults in

BERKELEY, Ca. (By: Andrew Cohen) – Berkeley Law highlights the inaugural California Racial Justice Act Symposium, in which Berkeley Law Professor, Colleen Chien, talks about the Paper Prisons Initiative to address the gap between eligibility for relief from the criminal justice system and actually gaining that relief. Link to Berkeley Law article here Link to YouTube video