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Expungement, Wrongful Conviction, CQEs and CAEs in Ohio: Re-entry In the News

Colorado becomes 7th state with a ‘clean slate’ law
HR Dive 6/7/22
New algorithm to expunge 500,000 criminal records in Utah
StateScoop 2/10/22
Google announces career and digital training initiative for formerly incarcerated individuals
TechCrunch 4/29/21
Gov. Whitmer signs bills expanding criminal record expungement in Michigan
Detroit Free Press 10/12/20
The Purgatory of Digital Punishment It doesn’t matter whether they’re accurate—criminal records are all over the internet, where anyone can find them. And everyone does.
Slate 6/24/20
Thousands of weed convictions will be automatically expunged in Cook County: ‘We are righting the wrongs of the past’
Chicago Tribune 8/29/19
New program helps with expungement process The council has partnered with the Public Law Library to create the program to assist those in poverty who are hoping to expunge old cases.
Louisville, Kentucky. 6/20/18
Innocence Is Irrelevant This is the age of the plea bargain—and millions of Americans are suffering the consequences.
The Atlantic - Sept. 2017
Wrongfully Convicted Man Earned Law Degree To Help Other Innocent Prisoners
Huffington Post 8/3/17
From Drugs To Prison To Law School, Woman Faces One Extra Hurdle To Become A Lawyer
Northwest Public Radio 5/12/17
Faith, father took UCF grad from prison to law school
Ch.13 news, Orlando, Florida, 5/5/17
Former bank robber helped by Gates fund now professor at Georgetown Law School
Seattle Times 4/10/17
Code for America's Clear My Record app gives ex-convicts a second chance
State Scoop 12/2/16 A single mistake can follow a person for a lifetime, but a new law paired with a new app could give a new start to millions in California.
Advocates In Baltimore Help Expunge Arrests That Didn't Lead To Charges
NPR story from Nov. 21, 2016
College Classes In Maximum Security: 'It Gives You Meaning'
NPR 3/27/17 about Bard College