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Clean slate expungement bill passes in Missouri
On May 15, the Missouri legislature gave bipartisan approval to a measure mandating automatic expungement of felony and misdemeanor drug possession convictions, and convictions for unlawful use of drug paraphernalia. If SB 1421 is approved by the governor, felonies will be…
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Federal expungement for survivors of human trafficking
Until this year, there was no federal law authorizing expungement or sealing of a federal conviction. That changed on January 23, 2026, when President Trump signed into law the Trafficking Survivors Relief Act (TSRA), 18 U.S.C. § 3771A. The TSRA authorizes courts to grant record…
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Maine governor vetoes clean slate bill
On April 29, Maine governor Janet Mills vetoed a bill that would have authorized automatic sealing of many misdemeanor convictions after five conviction-free years, and made Maine the 14th state to adopt a "clean slate" record relief measure. Efforts to override her veto failed,…
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Criminal record reforms continue to deliver in 2025
For almost a decade, at the beginning of each new year, CCRC has published a report describing and evaluating record reforms enacted in the previous year. Our reports have documented the steady progress of what we characterized six years ago as “a full-fledged law reform…
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CCRC is back in action!
After nearly six months offline because of repeated malware attacks, the Collateral Consequences Resource Center website is back live — entirely rebuilt and ready again to provide web-based legal resources to the public free of charge. We are especially happy to be able to…
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Restoration of firearm rights after conviction: Findings and recommendations
We are pleased to publish an updated version of our report on state laws governing loss and restoration of firearm rights after a criminal conviction: Restoration of Firearm Rights After Conviction: A National Survey and Recommendations for Reform. This report, a version of…
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Illinois enacts Nation’s broadest automatic sealing law
NOTE: The Clean Slate Act was signed into law by the Governor on January 16, 2026 (P.A. 104-0459). *** On October 30, 2025, the Illinois General Assembly approved HB 1836, making Illinois the 13th “Clean Slate” state. Illinois will also have the broadest automated record-sealing…
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Update on federal firearms restoration program
Last spring, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced its intention to revive a long-dormant program to remove federal restrictions on firearm possession, including for those with a criminal record. In July DOJ published for comment a proposed rule that would, when finalized,…
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Virginia enacts significant record reforms in 2025
Note: We are very pleased to publish a summary of the several significant record reforms enacted by Virginia in 2025, prepared by Rob Poggenklass. Rob is executive director of Justice Forward Virginia, a public defender-led criminal justice policy advocacy organization. He was…
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New information about revived federal firearm restoration process
On March 20 of this year, the Justice Department announced its intention to revive the long-dormant administrative process for restoring federal firearm rights lost because of a criminal conviction. It did not explain how it intended to do this. We have now learned more about…