When "Your Permanent Record" Is a Permanent Barrier: Helping Legal Aid Clients Reduce the Stigma of Criminal Records

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Criminal records are widely available and present many serious barriers to low-income people and people of color. Advocates can begin to remove these barriers by challenging the very availability and extent of their clients’ criminal records.

By Sharon M. Dietrich From July-August 2007 Clearinghouse Review