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Since new expungement legislation took effect in April 2021, more people are eligible for criminal record expungement, but its no easy process.

Court debtors need not apply.That's the message from legal aid organizations and advocates of the formerly incarcerated for individuals trying to get an old criminal conviction removed from their public record.Michigan's 2021 law expanding the expungements comes with a caveat — those who owe…

Associated Press/Report for America JULIA ELKINS AND Adam Spence of Lansing, Mich., watch as their daughter takes her first ride Friday on the new bike she got for Christmas. Elkins and her fiance are among the hundreds of thousands of Michigan residents convicted of felonies who are seeking reprieves so they can have more opportunities. (AP Photo/Anna Nichols) LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Julia Elkins wants to go on school field trips with her daughter like other parents, but felonies from almost a...

Apr 26, 2021 LANSING (AP) — Julia Elkins wants to go on school field trips with her daughter like other parents, but felonies from almost a decade ago related to her drug addiction will keep her ineligible unless she gets her criminal record expunged under new laws in Michigan that took effect this month. Seven years of sobriety, a good job, a house and the transformative hard work it took to build a good life isn’t enough when she has to check “yes” next to the “have you ever been co...

Anna Liz Nichols LANSING, Mich. — Julia Elkins wants to go on school field trips with her daughter like other parents, but felonies from almost a decade ago related to her drug addiction will keep her ineligible unless she gets her criminal record expunged under new laws in Michigan that took effect this month. Seven years of sobriety, a good job, a house and the transformative hard work it took to build a good life isn’t enough when she has to check “yes” next to the “have you ever b...

Michigans new expungement laws offer second chance Follow Us Question of the Day     Julia Elkins and Adam Spence of Lansing, Mich., stand outside their new home with their daughter on April 23, 2021. Elkins and her fiance are among the hundreds of thousands of Michigan residents convicted of felonies who are seeking reprieves ... more > By ANNA LIZ NICHOLS - Associated Press - Saturd...