Monthly Archives: March 2018
Previously Incarcerated Advocate Speaks out On What It’s like To Live with A Criminal Record
In a piece recently published by the Center for American Progress, one criminal justice advocate speaks out on the lifelong consequences of having a criminal record, and how making one nonviolent mistake, even many years earlier and after having done your time, can forever rob you of your rights. The piece was written in… Read More »
New York’s Record Sealing Law Can Change Lives
In a story recently covered by Queens News and Community, one Queens resident described her anticipation for the ‘clean slate’ she hopes New York’s new record sealing law will provide after getting in trouble with the law once while she was in high school. The episode sadly altered the course of her life. After… Read More »
Getting Your Record Sealed Is Important—Now More Than Ever
What exactly does it mean that New York has a new law on the books which makes many misdemeanors and some felonies eligible for record-sealing? It means that the conviction won’t appear during a background check, nor can it be made available to the public. It also means that hundreds of thousands of people… Read More »
The “Perpetual Punishment” That Can Come From a Criminal Record
WSKG (New York) recently featured an important piece about the “perpetual punishment” that results from having a criminal record. In it, the author and host of the podcast Decarcerate discusses not only the tangible consequences—such as losing employment opportunities—but the other effects that are often less visible, such as the re-traumatization when someone’s criminal… Read More »
