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Is the form-filling expungement process as easy for unrepresented individuals as some believe? In this week’s Proof Over Precedent episode, host Jim Greiner welcomes the A2J Lab team involved in our long-running Kansas-based study looking at the current record-clearing process and its obstacles. The results offer clear evidence for what it takes for a successful expungement.
Read the corresponding blog post.
Speakers:
- Renee Danser, Associate Director of Research and Strategic Partnerships, Access to Justice Lab at Harvard Law School
- Patricia Gansert, Assistant Data Analyst, Access to Justice Lab at Harvard Law School
- Jim Greiner, Honorable S. William Green Professor of Public Law at Harvard Law School; Faculty Director of the Access to Justice Lab at Harvard Law School
- Ryan Halen, Data Analyst, Access to Justice Lab at Harvard Law School
- Matthew Gross, J.D. Candidate, Columbia Law School; Research Assistant, Access to Justice Lab, Harvard Law School
Resources mentioned:
- The Final Stage Reentry Project: Final Report to the NIJ, National Institute of Justice
- “Record-Clearing as a Rite of Passage to Engage in the Justice System”, Kansas Law Review
- “Criminal Justice Record Clearing: An Analysis from Two States”, North Dakota Law Review
- Kansas Legal Services
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Proof Over Precedent cover art by Courtney Chrystal