Law student in lobbying effort to make expungement more meaningful 

Posted: 1:00 am Mon, December 14, 2009
By Michelle Lore

A local law student is leading an effort to get lawmakers to go back to the drawing board on expungement procedures.Expungement is supposed to provide a chance for a fresh start by allowing criminal records to be wiped clean in some instances. However, a narrow statutory expungement mechanism and limits on the ability of judges ...