Expansive NY Bill To Expunge Criminal Records Gains Steam By
Marco Poggio | March 7, 2021, 8:02 PM EST
Michael Zaki Smith lost his job after his employer found out about his past conviction during a random background check. Smith is now advocating for a bill that would automatically clear criminal records of people who live crime-free for a number of years after being released.
Years ago, Michael Zaki Smith spent time in prison after being convicted. Today, he won t talk about what landed him there. As a person who paid his debt to society and saw the rest of his life tainted by his conviction, Smith said he didn t want a news story to dwell on his past.
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âI donât think we have anybody who lost their job who was rehired yet,â said Andrea Goodman, director of a jobs program for people with special needs at the Marlene Meyerson J.C.C. Manhattan, one of about 15 organizations surveyed by the Center for an Urban Future for its report âFirst Out, Last Back,â released on Friday.
In 2017, Zachary Lichterman, who has a learning disability and psychological issues, got a job through the J.C.C. program with a catering contractor. âI would set up events and clean up after them,â said Mr. Lichterman, 36. At the New York City Bar Association, he said, âI loved doing the beer fridge â I was good at it.â He was furloughed in March and laid off in September.