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Re:Study: All non-violent criminals jailed on minor drug off... by JumpCrisscross on Monday January 11, 2021 @12:09PM (#25731933)
> I can't even be considered once it's discovered I went to prison some 20 years ago

Is there any legislative push to seal records of non-violent offenders after N years of non-recividism?

Seven years for most crimes, and fourteen for fraud and corruption would seem fair.

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Re:Study: All non-violent criminals jailed on minor drug off... by BikiniPrince on Monday January 11, 2021 @12:15PM (#25732060)
You can in some circumstances depending on the crime and age of offense. What can you convince a judge to do is all I know.

My home town had a deputy that wanted to be a sheriff or had won the position. However, they had a minor record.

Parents filed statutory rape charges because he was 18 and she was 17. They just didn’t like him and they were eventually married later. Still, he carried they charge for 20 years.

The sealing or removal was made public notice and of course everyone talks.

In the grand scheme of things it was his wife and the age difference issue was amended in law. Because people recognize kids don’t magically not socialize on 18.

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