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Record Sealing in Ohio: FAQs

Record Sealing in Ohio: FAQs

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...

Ohio’s “Wasted Assets” — a new report on unemployment and underemployment due to criminal convictions

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...

Do new criminal record sealing laws in Ohio apply to YOU?

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...

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