To-be-expunged crime records barred from background checks

Excerpted from a New Jersey Monitor article by Nikita Biryouov A Senate panel approved legislation Monday that would bar the New Jersey State Police from releasing information about to-be-expunged crimes in […]
My criminal record somehow vanished

Excerpted from an article in The Atlantic by Mark O’Brien Sixteen years ago, during my last semester of law school, I caused a drunk-driving crash that killed my girlfriend. I […]
A Clean Slate—to What Effect?

Excerpted from a City Journal Blog by Robert VerBruggen In recent years, legislators and advocates have repeatedly sought to make people with criminal records more employable, including by wiping out […]
Finding work remains a struggle with a criminal record

Excerpted from an NBC News Story by Shannon Pettypiece For nearly three years, Tonya Jones went on one job interview after another, only to be passed over for positions and […]