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Ann Arbor, Michigan Bans Criminal Background Checks of Renters
Ann Arbor, Michigan, is making strides to ensure everyone has a chance to obtain decent housing by banning the criminal background checks of renters, which will expand housing opportunities to those returning to society after recent incarceration.
Rommy Kassim
11/12/2021
Alabama Passes REDEEMER Act, Which Allows Expunctions for Certain Non Violent Misdemeanors
Alabama wants to help those who have criminal records redeem themselves and find second chances to move forward. Under a new act, people who have long-ago convictions for certain low-level crimes will have the opportunity to receive expunctions.
Rommy Kassim
11/12/2021
Washtenaw County, MI Prosecutor Will No Longer Charge People for Marijuana and Entheogenic Plant
Eli Savit, the prosecutor for Washtenaw County, Michigan, has announced that his office will no longer charge people for low-level drug use, possession, or distribution that involves marijuana or magic mushrooms.
Rommy Kassim
11/12/2021
Poll Finds That DC Voters Strongly Support Decriminalization
The drug war has resulted in death and devastation for millions of Americans. A policy change could save lives, reduce fear, stigma, and shame amongst users and addicts, and help people receive the rehabilitation needed to move forward and pursue their life of choice rather than a life of punishment.
Rommy Kassim
11/8/2021
LA County District Attorney Announces Expunction Of 58,000 Marijuana Convictions
The topic of Cannabis has a not-so-funny way of splitting the nation into factions. As more states move towards legalization, the hypocrisy of outdated drug policies, namely those in relation to marijuana, become more and more prevalent.
Rommy Kassim
11/1/2021
New Jersey Expunged Over 360,000 Low-Level Marijuana Records This Summer
New Jersey lawmakers are demonstrating an eagerness to reform the state's justice system by granting over 362,000 expungements for New Jerseyites with low-level cannabis convictions, with hundreds of thousands more on the way.
Rommy Kassim
10/17/2021
New York Lawmakers Introduce Measure That Would Eliminate Court Fees
New York lawmakers seek to eliminate court fees, parole, probation, and other fines implemented by the criminal justice system in an effort to lessen the high rates of incarceration at Rikers Island jail, an understaffed detainment center infamous for overcrowdedness, disease, and inhumane living conditions.
Rommy Kassim
10/8/2021