Arkansas Expungements

03/07/2023

States Show How Criminal Justice Reform Can Help Millions of American Workers

With state legislatures back in session across the country, improving employment opportunities for individuals with criminal records should be a priority for any lawmaker concerned about labor force participation or crime. Fortunately, their colleagues in other states have shown where to start.

05/13/2022

President Joe Biden's first pardons and commutations focus on non-violent drug crimes

U.S. President Joe Biden will issue the first pardons of his term on Tuesday, part of a series of steps aimed at shoring up his record on crime and racial justice in an election year.

07/08/2021

Missouri governor declines to pardon man prosecutors say is innocent

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has so far declined to pardon Kevin Strickland, a man prosecutors say is innocent of murder and has wrongly served 41 years in prison.

05/28/2021

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf pardoned an eye doctor who was convicted of growing cannabis to help his dying wife get off opioids.

Dr. Paul Ezell said he began growing ma*****na to help his wife reduce her use of prescription opioids. Wednesday's pardon could allow the board-certified ophthalmologist to practice medicine again.

01/07/2021

Thousands of cannabis cases in Illinois expunged due to legalization

CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Thursday the forgiveness and expungement of about 500,000 criminal cannabis cases. Pritzker said he issued pardons for 9,210 low-level...

01/15/2020

New study highlights accessibility of misdemeanor expungement in Arkansas

New York, Louisiana, and Iowa Strictest; Arizona, Georgia, Wisconsin Most Lenient Based on Criteria from Rosenblum Law Author: Adam H. Rosenblum Esq. | Published: Jan 6, 2020 Beyond the topic of ma*****na-related convictions, there is little discussion about how a criminal conviction impacts a perso...

09/26/2019

Seth Rogen Explains Expungement in new PSA for National Expungement Week

National Expungement Week (N.E.W.) is a week of events across the U.S. that offers expungement, other forms of legal relief, and wraparound services to some ...

06/19/2019

Felons have a constitutional right to have voting rights restored after completion of sentence and release from supervision.

Any convicted felon who desires to register to vote must complete a voter registration application and provide the county clerk with proof that the felon (1) has been discharged from probation or parole, (2) has paid all probation or parole fees, (3) satisfied all terms of imprisonment, and (4) paid all applicable court costs, fines, or restitution. Ark. Const. amend. 51, § 11(d)(2)(A).

04/11/2019

New study shows the benefits of giving people a clean slate: "[T]hose who obtain expungement experience a sharp upturn in their wage and employment trajectories; on average, within two years, wages go up by 25% versus the pre-expungement trajectory, an effect mostly driven by unemployed people finding jobs and very minimally employed people finding steadier or higher-paying work."

Laws permitting the expungement of criminal convictions are a key component of modern criminal justice reform efforts and have been the subject of a recent upsu

03/13/2019

Arkansas bill would automatically seal some criminal records
https://www.thv11.com/article/news/politics/arkansas-bill-would-automatically-seal-some-criminal-records/91-ff335e9c-1062-47c5-9b36-02e0cea55eda?fbclid=IwAR0IubVrs-XER3YJNTsw4DrZ8I9ctLUuW3etDE_RUPnfFWTk8sL4SH96hBM?fbclid=IwAR0IubVrs-XER3YJNTsw4DrZ8I9ctLUuW3etDE_RUPnfFWTk8sL4SH96hBM

10/31/2018

Only certain convictions disqualify a person from licensure or employment in Arkansas Public Schools. See the list here:http://www.arkansased.gov/public/userfiles/Educator_Effectiveness/Educator_Licensure/Disqualifying_Offenses.pdf

04/27/2018

NY Governor Issues Conditional Pardons to 35000+ Parolees Restoring Their Right to Vote

The move would be accomplished by pardoning convicted felons on parole, allowing Gov. Andrew Cuomo to sidestep the State Legislature.