This Week In Conversation: The Case For Criminal Record Expungement  89.3 WFPL News Louisville

Newport Senator Holding Criminal Record Expungement Event  Newport, RI Patch

20 petitions filed for criminal records to be expunged  KOB

Thousands at Fayetteville King breakfast urged to serve community year-round  The Fayetteville Observer

Clean slate: Expungements a complex, confusing second chance  Traverse City Record Eagle

Criminal Record Expungement Act to go into effect Jan. 1  KOB

New process for criminal record expungements now available  Delaware First Media

New law allows some felons to ask judge to expunge their record  KOAT New Mexico

INSIDE POLITICS: NC wants to give criminals a second chance, survey says  The Fayetteville Observer

Expunged records halt Green Township man’s sentencing  New Jersey Herald

Expungement Reform Law Brings Sweeping Changes to Marijuana Convictions in NJ | New Jersey Law Journal  Law.com

ACLU seeks to help people utilize criminal record expungement law  KRQE News 13

Newport Expungement Open House aims to give people back their past  newportri.com

Criminal Law: Expungement of Record-Subsequent Offense  Missouri Lawyers Media

State officials discuss new criminal-record expungement process  The News Journal

The Marbut Report: Trimmer, Lever elected partners at Driver McAfee; JWLA legislative update  Jacksonville Daily Record

Lawmakers pass bill that will allow people to erase criminal record  KOB

Crimes could be removed from your record in Kalamazoo. Find out how  mlive.com

Why other states should follow the lead on New Jersey clean slate law | TheHill  The Hill

Expunging convictions from criminal records focus of Muskegon clinic  mlive.com

How to Expunge Your Record for Cannabis Crimes: Illinois  VICE

Erasing criminal history  Albuquerque Journal

Marijuana Record Expungement Movement Growing Rapidly, Report Shows  Marijuana Moment

Hoosier gun rights are fully restored following felony record expungement, attorney general says  nwitimes.com

Advocates Say Expanding And Easing The Expungement Process Would Benefit Kentuckians  89.3 WFPL News Louisville

Proposal to seal expungement petitions from public reversed  Albuquerque Journal

A criminal record clean slate is expensive in Louisiana  Houma Courier

'Clean Slate' on tap for juvenile offenders in Chester County  Daily Local News

Illinois' pot law takes expungement a step further  Kankakee Daily Journal

Expungement Clinic Held in McKeesport  CBS Pittsburgh

Colorado lawmakers consider bill to automatically clear past marijuana convictions  The Denver Post

A Slew Of Criminal Justice Bills Are Teed Up For The 2020 Session: Here's A Look At A Few Of Them  WJCT NEWS

Courts prepare for people seeking to erase criminal history  KRQE News 13

Expungement workshop set for Jan. 18 | Local News  messenger-inquirer

McHenry County to expunge 1877 marijuana convictions  Northwest Herald

New Study Ranking State Requirements for Misdemeanor Expungement Emphasizes Need for Criminal Justice Reform  PRNewswire

How Cannabis Expungement Will Work In McLean County  WGLT News

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

Letter To The Editor: Expungement Event  Newport, RI Patch

Hundreds of people looking to expungement law  KOB

ID theft protections won’t be immediate  Albuquerque Journal

Opinion says Indiana gun rights restored after expungements  wpta21.com

As legal weed sales are set to begin in Illinois, what's ahead for the movement in 2020?  Los Angeles Times

Legislature should seize rare opportunity for ideological common ground  ncpolicywatch.com

New Jersey's Crime Expungement Statute  The National Law Review

National Expungement Week (NEW) Release 2019 Impact Report Highlighting Need for Expanded Access to Legal Relief Services  PRNewswire

Check the Record: Free clinic for those looking to expunge low-level marijuana convictions  WKRC TV Cincinnati

State senator spreading the word about new expungement law  WDEL 1150AM

RCFP analysis: Court orders FBI to expunge Antiwar.com records  Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press

Most clients in the dark about benefits, nuances of expungement process, criminal litigator says  Legal News Line

Cloudy Skies on New Year's Eve  KOAT New Mexico

MLK symposium asks 'What are you doing for others?'  Penn: Office of University Communications

Group seeks to expand Georgia's expungement law | News  The Albany Herald

Expungement statute takes things too far  easternnewmexiconews.com

Expungement expos held in 'prison capital of the world'  Pauls Valley Daily Democrat

The answer to swelling jails? Stop jailing so many folks, Michigan report says  Bridge Michigan

GA Justice Project Seeks to Expand Expungement  ValdostaToday.com

A fresh start: Expungement clinic this Thursday, Jan. 16 aims to help individuals clear criminal history and rebuild lives  Muskegon Times

10 things you need to know about legal marijuana in Illinois  LaSalle News Tribune

GBPI 2020 Policy Priorities  Georgia Budget and Policy Institute

Rep. Tarver introduces measure to automatically expunge youth cannabis related crimes  Chicago Defender

Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Brown warns pot law may be tricky | The Crusader Newspaper Group  The Chicago Cusader

What Legalization Means For People With Cannabis Convictions In Illinois  Illinois Newsroom

Chesco court system offering fresh start to juveniles who reach age 18  The Mercury

New Yorkers deserve a true clean slate  New York Daily News

More Cannabis Workers Are Unionizing as Legalization Rolls Forward  Filter

National Expungement Week Announces 2020 Dates, Releases 2019 Impact Report  Benzinga

Expungement campaign seeks to give Georgians a clean slate  atlantadailyworld

What you need to know ahead of marijuana legalization  The State Journal-Register

Advocates see best opportunity to enact liberal criminal justice reform in Va. in a generation  The Washington Post

Advocates rally for prison reform bills at State Capitol, call for ‘total transformation of the system’  WTVR CBS 6 News

What you need to know ahead of pot legalization  Canton Daily Ledger

State must reform expungement law -- Jill Kastner | Letters to the Editor  Madison.com

How Effective are Cannabis Pardons across North America?  The Cannabis Exchange

There's No Way to Expunge a Conviction in Virginia, And One Lawmaker Wants to Change That  WVTF

Davidson: Record Expungement Unlocks Opportunities after a Criminal Conviction  VoiceofOC

Brandes Pitches Legalized Weed And Expungement For Simple Possession Charges  WFSU

New bill would automate process of criminal record expungement for certain convictions  Detroit Metro Times

Macon District Attorney's Office holding Criminal Justice Resource Fair  13WMAZ.com

Kim: '7 million reasons for second chances in Atlanta'  The Atlanta Voice

How Much Does It Help To Expunge A Criminal Record? Local Study Seeks To Find Out  90.5 WESA

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

Lockland School District terminates armed security guard contract amid I-Team investigation  WCPO Cincinnati

Latest Indiana news, sports, business and entertainment at 11:20 a.m. EST  WAVE 3

Criminal Justice Reform Bills Touted by Wimberly, Sumter Signed into Law  TAPinto.net

Free legal advice on criminal record expungement available to Detroiters  The Detroit News

Tulsi Gabbard Endorses Legalizing Drugs  Marijuana Moment

After felony convictions, Elgin man now has chance to become a marijuana craft grower  Chicago Daily Herald

This Former Firefighter Has a Criminal Past. Now, He’s on the Board That Advises the State on Its EMS System.  ProPublica

The Case for Expunging Criminal Records  New York Times

Bipartisan legislation for criminal record expungement introduced  Midwest Communication

Project Clean Slate will assist Detroiters with criminal record expungement applications next week  Detroit Metro Times

County Board to consider resolution on criminal record expungement bill  Journal Times

More Kentuckians eligible for criminal record expungement  14 News WFIE Evansville

Criminal record expungement program starting in Cobb  MDJOnline.com

Hundreds of people get criminal records expunged in Salt Lake County  KUTV 2News

Legislature considers tuition-free college, legalizing pot  Midland Reporter-Telegram

Bills to expand criminal record expungement pass Michigan House  Detroit Free Press

Criminal Record Expungement Fair  kjrh.com

Michigan bills would make more ex-offenders eligible to have criminal records expunged  Detroit Free Press