Forever Convicted

Forever Convicted

Serving time in jail in many ways is not the end of punishment. The criminal conviction remains on your record after time served can present new challenges in the job search, getting an apartment, and even applying to school. Host Anita Brown-Graham looks at a program that offers legal relief to those stuck in limbo.

Collateral Consequences of the Justice System: For More Information

• The Challenge – What is the problem communities are facing?
  • Collateral Consequences: The Crossroads of Punishment, Redemption, and the Effects on Communities
  • UNC School of Government Background
    • Collateral Consequences Assessment Tool
    • Impact of a Criminal Conviction
    • Certificates of Relief
    • Effect of Expunction
  • The Solution – What is the innovative solution we want to highlight?
    • Durham Expunction and Restoration Program (DEAR)
      • Route Fifty 2019 Navigator Award winner
    • NC Driver’s License Restoration
    • What is Expunction?
    • Expunction Clinics
  • The Players – Who did what to make the innovative solution work in the community?

DEAR Partners

• North Carolina Pro Bono Resource Center
• Duke University School of Law
• C. Central University School of Law
• Southern Coalition for Social Justice

• The Promise – Why do we think this solution holds promise for other communities?
  • Scrubbing the Past to Give Those with A Criminal Record A Second Chance

Pisgah Legal Services Expunction

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