Issue Position: Providing Second Chances

Issue Position

Joanna wants to help the innocent be fully free. Thousands are found innocent in a court of law, but still struggle to shake the bonds of the criminal justice system. Legal charges remain on their records and show up in background checks long after their innocence has been established. As a public defender, Joanna has worked with individuals in the midst of the worst circumstances of their lives. She has seen people desperate to pursue productive lives not allowed to do so. Joanna will right this wrong by introducing legislation for automatic expungements of the records of those proven not guilty of wrongdoing. Helping those found innocent by the courts contributes to our district's future, which is in everyone's best interest.

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