Clearing criminal records through Cannabis Expungement Act | Top Stories | wandtv.com  WAND

State Officials: Nearly 500000 Marijuana Arrest Records Have Been Expunged  WTTW News

Pot legalization was to bring expungements to many with records in Illinois. Numbers so far are low, but more are expected to be on the way.  Chicago Tribune

A Look at Illinois' Marijuana Expungement Efforts - WTTW News  WTTW News

Illinois county officials begin clearing low-level marijuana possession cases from court records  Chicago Tribune

Gov. Whitmer signs bills expanding criminal record expungement in Michigan  Detroit Free Press

Michigan criminal record expungement bills head to Whitmer's desk  Detroit Free Press

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

Mum says she 'feared getting a criminal record' as judge clears her of breaking Covid rules  Gazette

Editorial: Don't deny citizens a second chance  The Detroit News

Blockchain Bites: Clearing the Record on Yellen's Crypto Concerns and the Bitcoin Double-Spend Fracas - CoinDesk  CoinDesk

Cook County State's Attorney resumes clearing cannabis records  Daily Northwestern

CA courts failing promise to clear old marijuana convictions  Sacramento Bee

STATEMENT: CAP Applauds Senators Casey and Ernst for Introducing the Bipartisan Clean Slate Act  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

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

Detroit residents can apply now for help with expungement under new laws  Detroit Free Press

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

Lawmakers approve expungement of first-time DUIs, automatic record clearing for juveniles  Detroit Free Press

Criminal Records Create Cycles of Multigenerational Poverty  Center For American Progress

What pending changes to expungement laws mean for setting aside criminal records in Michigan  MLive.com

Americans with criminal records will be left out of the recovery if we don't fix these policies  CNN

STATEMENT: Michigan Becomes Latest State To Pass Clean Slate Legislation, First To Include Felonies  Center For American Progress

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

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

Opinion: Michigan expungement law will give many residents a new future  Eastern Echo

Opinion | Can Biden Finally Fix America’s Broken Immigration System?  The New York Times

Michigan ‘Clean Slate’ plan could take years to implement  WDIV ClickOnDetroit

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

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

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

Legislature approves bill package to help more people clear criminal records  Michigan Radio

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

Polis Issues New 'Narrow' Pardons For 2732 Marijuana-Related Convictions  Colorado Public Radio

A Record Means Discrimination—But National Expungement Week Is Here  Filter

Land Of Lincoln Legal Aid Will Host A Virtual Expungement Day  RiverBender.com

California Bill Would Seal 2 Million Criminal Records  NBC Bay Area

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

Protesters shouldn’t be saddled with criminal records | COMMENTARY  Baltimore Sun

NC's Second Chance Act: Free legal help, new toolkit can help people clear their past criminal convictions  WTVD-TV

US to reform Trump’s ‘draconian’ immigration regime, Biden tells Mexican president  The Independent

How one application can wipe your criminal record clean  WOAI

Michigan Senate approves criminal record expungement bills  WJRT

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

An algorithm wipes clean the criminal pasts of thousands  BBC News

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

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

Opinion | The Case for Expunging Criminal Records  New York Times

Clear more criminal records to give people a fresh start  Raleigh News & Observer

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

Victim identified after remains found in suitcases in Denver, officials say  The Denver Channel

Op-Ed: It’s time for the next step in Clean Slate reform  The Center Square

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

If Arizona Legalizes Weed, Top Prosecutors Would Be Key To Clearing Past Convictions  The Appeal

Clean Slate: New law makes clearing your record, getting back to work easier  FOX13 Memphis

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

CommonWealth Magazine  CommonWealth magazine

DPD arrests man in homicide of victim whose remains were found in suitcases  The Denver Channel

State momentum in criminal record sealing fuels federal clean slate bill | TheHill  The Hill

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

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

Marijuana Expungements Hinge On Result Of Arizona Prosecutor Race  Marijuana Moment

Change in state law causes increase in the clearing of criminal records in Hamilton County  WLWT Cincinnati

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

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

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

Gordon-Booth Touts Program To Help Expunge Cannabis Convictions  Peoria Public Radio

Clean slates, rich states - Why states are rushing to seal tens of millions of old criminal records | United States  The Economist

Marijuana Record Expungement Movement Growing Rapidly, Report Shows  Marijuana Moment

Legal marijuana is winning. But getting an arrest off your record isn’t so easy.  Vox.com

Pay up and your criminal record for some offences could be 'expunged', proposes new law  News24

Pennsylvania Clean Slate Law to be amended to seal more records  The Morning Call

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

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

Ex-Judge's Arrest Record Expunged | New Jersey Law Journal  Law.com

Many Californians can clear criminal records, but don’t. This bill would make it automatic  San Francisco Chronicle

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

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

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

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

NJ's 'clean slate' expungement opening doors more in pandemic  New Jersey 101.5 FM Radio

NM courts surprised by lack of petitions for expungement  KRQE News 13

Automatic Sealing? Expungement? As They Legalize Marijuana, New York Lawmakers Negotiate Clearing Criminal Records  Gotham Gazette

It Just Became Easier to Clean A Criminal Record in the Garden State  NJ Spotlight

STATEMENT: CAP's Rebecca Vallas Applauds Pennsylvania for Eliminating Fines and Fees as a Barrier to Clean Slate  Center For American Progress

More Kentuckians eligible for criminal record expungement  14 News WFIE Evansville

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

States help trafficking survivors overcome criminal records  ABA Journal

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

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

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

How to Expunge Your Record for Cannabis Crimes: Illinois  VICE

Want to Clear Your Record? It'll Cost You $450  The Marshall Project

North Carolina moves to help offenders clear their records  Associated Press

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

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

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

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

Here's what happens before recreational marijuana becomes legal in Arizona  AZ Big Media

A clean slate in the age of coronavirus  Newsday