Conference track
Practice tool type
Issued:
Date
2020
Description
Indelible criminal records not only reflect generations of discriminatory policing and prosecution, they can also create a lifetime of difficulty finding work, a place to live, or a future for oneself and one’s family – a grim situation disproportionately and generationally borne by people of color. States across the country are working to enact laws to expunge or seal these records with the goal of increasing opportunities for full participation in community and the economy. No two of these laws are identical, though: each reflects individual states’ politics, legal landscape and recordkeeping systems. Experts will discuss the interplay of expungement, sealing, and FCRA, particularly concerning employment background checks and screening.
