by Marais Jacon-Duffy | Jul 6, 2020 | Reducing Collateral Sanctions, Second Chance
What does it mean to seal a record? How is that different from expungement? Sealing a record means that it should no longer be available through publicly available records or background checks, though it may still be available to some employers, such as many schools...
by Marais Jacon-Duffy | Dec 18, 2018 | News, Policy Reform, Reducing Collateral Sanctions
The Ohio Justice & Policy Center is honored to work with Policy Matters Ohio and The Fund for Our Economic Future analyzing how collateral sanctions to criminal convictions are affecting Ohio’s workforce. The report finds that an estimated 1.3 million...
by Marais Jacon-Duffy | Oct 30, 2018 | Reducing Collateral Sanctions, Second Chance
An exciting new record sealing law just went into effect in Ohio. Until now, most Ohioans with criminal records could never clear away the stigma of their past. But, Ohio’s new record sealing law will allow many deserving people to finally have a fresh start...