Record #:

23083

Author(s):

Pursley, Evelyn

Abstract:

1.6 million of 9.5 million North Carolinians have criminal records, and often, a decades-old act or an arrest without conviction can keep an individual from entering their career field. Over 100 lawyers in North Carolina along with paralegals and other staff have taken up pro bono work to help these individuals receive expunctions and enter the job market with a clean slate.

Source:

North Carolina State Bar Journal (NoCar KF 200 N67), Vol. 19 Issue 1, Spring 2014, p20-21, il

Subject(s):

Criminal records; Lawyers--North Carolina