MSNBC American Voices With Alicia Menendez June 4, 2024 22:42:00
Dollar industry where people are suffering the effects of criminal convictions. >> reporter: since january of 2020, over 500,000 records have been expunged in illinois. oftentimes there's still a court record, and it's more complicated for high-level offenders. beth johnson works with new leaf, a state-funded program helping people navigate the process for free. >> even if you can't vacate and expunge the cannabis case, again there's still options to seal your record that would still help people get housing and employment, educational opportunities. i think the message is just reach out. >> re...
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