Fair and Equal  OZY

2 Riverside police sergeants were convicted of crimes. One got fired, the other kept his job. Why?  Desert Sun

Man With Domestic Abuse History Wants His Gun 'Arsenal' Charges Moved To Veterans Court  Block Club Chicago

The Secret List of Convicted Cops  Reveal

Woman accuses Raiders' Brown of domestic violence in suit  NBCSports.com

A Fresh Start: Expunging Criminal Convictions  Crime Report

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

Utah lawmakers pass the 'clean slate' bill to automatically clear the criminal records of people who earn an expungement  Salt Lake Tribune

Michigan House considers expungement of marijuana, traffic convictions  Bridge Michigan

After the Last Cop Killed Himself, All the Criminals Have to Do Is Hide  ProPublica

Madison County Residents With A Criminal Record Have A Chance To Wipe The Slate Clean  St. Louis Public Radio

How District Attorney Jackie Lacey Failed Los Angeles  The Appeal

PA's 'Clean Slate' To Seal 30 Million Criminal Records  Crime Report

Most Arizona officers never fire their weapons, so why do some use lethal force again and again?  AZCentral

Criminal Convictions Behind Them, Few Have Had Their Records Sealed  The New York Times

A welcome move to ease the burden of a criminal record  Raleigh News & Observer

NYPD Has Databases of Expunged Stop-And-Frisk Arrests, Bronx Defenders Say  The Marshall Project

Nevada's New Record-Sealing Law: 'One of Broadest' in US  Crime Report

CA Bill Would Expunge Many Criminal Records  Crime Report

Delawareans weigh in on bill seeking to expand expungements  Delaware First Media

800000 Eligible to Clear Their Record in Illinois Legal Pot  WTTW News

Civil Justice Needs Federal Leadership  Center For American Progress

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

Lining up for a second chance: Legal clinic provides path to clearing old criminal records  Cincinnati.com

How Miami-Dade Prosecutors Deliver a 'Second Chance'  Crime Report

Rauner signs bills to expand criminal record sealing and juvenile record expungement  Illinois Policy

Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester introduces federal criminal justice legislation for 'clean slate'  Delaware First Media

Changes in Ohio Laws Could Help Give Ex-Offenders New Opportunities  WOSU

From bail reform to restoring voting rights and sealing records, Colorado's criminal justice system is getting a makeover  The Colorado Sun

How Mining Criminal History Records Can Shape the Future of Criminal Justice  Crime Report

Prosecutors move to clear 54,000 marijuana convictions in California  Los Angeles Times

Police officers illegally use information from arrests that have been sealed, lawsuit says  ABA Journal

Clean Slate: How Ditching A Criminal Record Is No Easy Task  Law360

Criminal Records Could be Cleared Under Proposal  NBC Connecticut

Project Clean Slate Helps Detroit Residents Wipe Criminal Records  Crime Report

Illinois lawmakers pass record sealing expansion  Illinois Policy

National Expungement Week aims to give those with convictions a fresh start  CBS News

Not guilty or charged? A criminal record can still haunt you  USA TODAY

Wisconsin lawmakers resurrect expungement bill  Minneapolis Star Tribune

Clean Slate law would allow full family healing  The CT Mirror

Busted for weed? Don't worry. Michigan could have your back.  City Pulse

Second Chance Act would help ex-offenders get housing, employment  North Carolina Health News

Dayton shooting: Sealed records on gunman pit safety against privacy  Cincinnati.com

Bipartisan pair looks to take Pa. Clean Slate a step further  WHYY

The Obscene Difficulty of Depriving a Troubled White Man of a Gun  The New Republic

Bipartisan 'Clean Slate' Bill Would Seal Records for Pot, Other Offenses  Crime Report

Edward Gallagher case: Prosecutor removed from case of Navy SEAL charged with war crimes  CBS News

Acquittal of Navy SEAL May Deter Others From Reporting Crimes, Some Officials Worry  The New York Times

New Criminal Record Sealing Law in New York  PR Newswire

Marines release new details in domestic violence case against fired Camp Pendleton battalion commander  The San Diego Union-Tribune

Cooper signs law making it easier for some to clear criminal slates  News & Observer

The gift of a second chance  Illinois Policy

Free marijuana conviction expungement clinic, job fair happening Sunday  WLS-TV

Here's a look at some of Pennsylvania's 250 new laws  Allentown Morning Call

Diversion Programs Say They Offer a Path Away From Court, but Critics Say the Tolls Are Hefty  ProPublica

Puerto Rico Leave for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Victims  The National Law Review

Avenatti, ex-girlfriend fought about money before alleged altercation occurred  ABC News

Norfolk DA pushes campaign to help people expunge some mistakes in the past  The Boston Globe

Confused by Jussie Smollett Case? Here's What You Need to Know.  WTTW News

Dropped Arrest Records Haunt Legions of New Yorkers  THE CITY

Bernie Sanders’s criminal justice reform plan, explained  Vox.com

Media Ask High Court to Unseal Execution Case Records  Crime Report

Inside the Push to Give Ex-Offenders in Pennsylvania a Second Chance  Pacific Standard

Jussie Smollett update: Charges against 'Empire' actor dropped; 'not an exoneration,' prosecutor says  WLS-TV

AOC Dan Crenshaw: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez attacks Dan Crenshaw over "lending guns" to friends who can't pass background checks  CBS News

Salt Lake County is reducing the penalties in 13929 drug cases  Salt Lake Tribune

State speeds sealing of criminal records  The Boston Globe

The Financial Benefits of Wiping the Slate Clean  Bankrate.com

Audit: Hundreds wrongly got criminal record for unpaid bills in Pennsylvania  WSBT-TV

Jussie Smollett update: FBI reviewing circumstances of Jussie Smollett's charges being dropped, sources confirm  WLS-TV

Navy SEAL War Crimes Witness Says He Was the Killer  The New York Times

Where the top 2020 Democrats stand on criminal justice reform  Axios

49s linebacker Foster arrested again on domestic violence charge  Reuters

Crime Victims Need 'Civil Justice' as Much as Defendants  Crime Report

DHS official jailed over domestic violence case says he handles ‘high volume’ of classified information  The Washington Post

Navy SEAL Gallagher's clemency package on CNO's desk  NavyTimes.com

Lawmakers want Navy SEAL released from the brig ahead of war crimes trial  NavyTimes.com

What Comes Next After the First Step Act?  The Marshall Project

Answers to Common Questions About "Red Flag" Gun Laws  Heritage.org

Combat veterans in jury pool for decorated Navy SEAL's war crimes trial  NavyTimes.com

Trump steps in on behalf of Navy SEAL charged with war crimes  Los Angeles Times

Navy SEAL arraigned on war crime charges  NavyTimes.com

Navy SEAL acquitted of war crimes files lawsuit against ex-lawyers and military legal nonprofit  The San Diego Union-Tribune

Annual Review of New Criminal Justice Legislation | New York Law Journal  Law.com

Roger Stone's Arrest Was Appropriate, Not Heavy-Handed  Lawfare

New Dallas County DA Supports Helping People Remove Criminal Records  NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

New Rio Grande outreach aims to help people clear their criminal records  Salt Lake Tribune

Man Caught By Cops With Arsenal Also Battered His Exes, They Say. But He Walked Away With A Misdemeanor Plea Deal.  Block Club Chicago

California Eases Mandatory Sentences, Restricts Body Cameras  KPBS

A Jekyll and Hyde portrait emerges of the SEAL accused of murdering an Islamic State prisoner  NavyTimes.com

B.J. Penn issued restraining order; estranged partner alleges years of physical, sexual abuse  USA TODAY

Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez Supports Parole Bids for Most Who Pleaded Guilty  The Marshall Project

The DC docket shows dozens of sealed criminal indictments. Are they from Mueller?  ABC News

SEAL war crimes trial begins  NavyTimes.com

Feds Should Follow States' Lead on Expungement Reform  Mackinac Center for Public Policy

Court records shed light on Trump Jr's tweet questioning if Duke alum Eugene Gu is a 'wife beater'  Duke Chronicle

The New Dream Act Leaves Some Dreamers Behind  The Marshall Project

The Kids 'Left Behind' By New York's Raise the Age Law  Crime Report

Should non-violent, misdemeanor marijuana convictions be expunged in Missouri ?  KSHB

Why NJ Expungement Legislation Wasn't Signed | New Jersey Law Journal  Law.com