{"id":878,"date":"2023-10-30T14:47:49","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T14:47:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paperprisons.org\/news\/?p=878"},"modified":"2024-10-10T18:37:58","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T18:37:58","slug":"attorney-general-keith-ellison-to-hold-a-clinic-to-clear-criminal-records-oct-30-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paperprisons.org\/news\/all\/news\/attorney-general-keith-ellison-to-hold-a-clinic-to-clear-criminal-records-oct-30-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Attorney General Keith Ellison to hold a clinic to clear criminal records (Oct. 30, 2023)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

MINNESOTA (Minnesota Reformer)<\/strong> – Attorney General Keith Ellison will be hosting a clinic in north Minneapolis this week to help eligible people get their criminal records wiped clean.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The AG is working with New Justice Project and the Pathways to True Freedom Foundation on the clinic, which is 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday at 1101 W. Broadway, Minneapolis, and is free to the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minnesota became the 11th state in the country to pass the Clean Slate Act<\/a> during the 2023 legislative session. The law will automatically expunge records for non-violent, non-felony crimes starting on Jan. 1, 2025. The clinic will help Minnesotans expunge their records in the meantime, Ellison said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Only about 5%<\/a> of people eligible for expungement go through the process, said House Majority Leader Jamie Long, DFL-Minneapolis. With active criminal records, people may struggle to find work or stable housing, which can lead to recidivism and a return to prison. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re trying to hold people accountable for breaking the law, but we understand that that\u2019s not the end of the story,\u201d Ellison said. \u201cWe believe in redemption and second chances.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To be eligible, people must remain crime free during a court-ordered \u201cwaiting period,\u201d which can vary from zero to five years. Expungement is available for misdemeanor and petty misdemeanor charges, such as theft, forgery or drug possession or sale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve had people who couldn\u2019t go on a school trip with their kids. We met a woman in her 60s who wanted to start nannying, but she had a decades-old shoplifting conviction. Setting up an expungement program helped her do what she does best, give love and care to kids,\u201d Ellison said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Long said that increased expungement has the potential to reach over 100,000 Minnesotans. This should allow more people to join the tight labor market.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to a Brennan Center study<\/a>, the number of Americans today with a criminal history is equal to the number of Americans who have a college degree. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jonathan Weinhagen, CEO of the Minneapolis Regional Chamber of Commerce, estimates that $2.4 billion in cumulative wages are lost every year in Minnesota due to convictions that should be expunged. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With expungement, employers won\u2019t see convictions on a background search. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is an economic opportunity bill,\u201d Weinhagen said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The AG\u2019s office intends on hosting other clinics throughout the state before the law kicks in in 2025, though they don\u2019t have any concrete plans. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you think you or someone you know may be eligible for expungement, more information can be found at helpsealmyrecord.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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MINNESOTA (Minnesota Reformer) – Attorney General Keith Ellison will be hosting a clinic in north Minneapolis this week to help eligible people get their criminal records wiped clean.\u00a0 The AG is working with New Justice Project and the Pathways to True Freedom Foundation on the clinic, which is 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday at […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-878","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paperprisons.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/878","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paperprisons.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paperprisons.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paperprisons.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paperprisons.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=878"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/paperprisons.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/878\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1190,"href":"https:\/\/paperprisons.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/878\/revisions\/1190"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paperprisons.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=878"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paperprisons.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=878"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paperprisons.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=878"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}