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Setting sail for justice: Clean Slate policy straight ahead (July 25, 2024)

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

Some say Maryland’s mass marijuana pardons don’t go far enough (June 19, 2024)

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (NPR) – Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is pardoning 175,000 people who have low-level convictions related to marijuana, the governor announced Monday. To date, it is one of the most expansive absolutions by a state for this type of crime. “The barriers to everything from employment to education to the ability to buy a home and

NC Senate panel okays bill to roll back automatic expungements of ‘not guilty,’ ‘dismissed’ charges (May 22, 2024)

NORTH CAROLINA (NC Newsline) The North Carolina House Judiciary 2 Committee approved a bill on Wednesday that would repeal automatic expungements of “not guilty” or “dismissed” charges from criminal records. The committee approved a committee substitute for Senate Bill 565 on a voice vote. As NC Newsline previously reported, the original bill proposed to restart automatic expungements

Senators hope to change state law allowing for automatic expungement (Mar. 25, 2024)

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Fox2Now) – Two bipartisan lawmakers are pushing to help more than half a million Missourians have their arrest and conviction records expunged. Supporters say the purpose of this bill is to provide a second chance. Right now, the state allows for certain minor offenses to be expunged but requires the offender to

Clean Slate Laws are Spreading (March 25, 2024)

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (SHRM)- Individuals with old criminal records have a greater chance of employment in the growing number of states—now 12—with clean slate laws. As these laws spread, more employers may benefit from a talent pool they haven’t tapped much before. “Employers need to understand that there is a growing trend throughout the country to

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