According to recent data, wrongful convictions are not just the subject of dramatizations. In 2015, 149 convictions were overturned. In fact, the number of exonerations has risen nearly every year in the past decade. Readers may wonder how wrongful convictions can result in a criminal justice system that requires the prosecution to present evidence of […]
Is there benefit to sealing or expunging one’s criminal record?Read More
If you’ve applied to a job recently, you might have seen a checkbox on the application inquiring whether you had ever been convicted of a crime. Is that fair? After all, one rationale of incarceration is rehabilitation. After an individual has served a sentence, he or she should have the right to reenter society and […]
