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1/7 Today I launched http://HelpSealMyRecord.org"> http://HelpSealMyRecord.org , which will help Minnesotans everywhere expunge (seal) eligible non-violent items on their record after they’ve paid the price so those convictions don’t keep them from getting good jobs, education, housing. https://www.ag.state.mn.us/Office/Communications/2020/10/01_HelpSealMyRecord.asp">https://www.ag.state.mn.us/Office/Co...
2/7 In MN, all misdemeanors and 50 non-violent felony crimes can be expunged. But doing it on your own is confusing, lengthy & costly. So too many ppl go through life with past convictions for which they’ve already paid the price continuing to haunt them, sometimes for decades.
3/7 That means they can’t get a lot of jobs, because their conviction shows up on a background check, even though they’ve done what society has asked to atone for it. They can’t rent apartments, get into school, get credit, etc. That doesn’t just hurt them, it hurts us all.
4/7 http://HelpSealMyRecord.org"> http://HelpSealMyRecord.org shifts onto prosecutors the burden of expungement from ppl who’ve paid the price & just want to on with their lives but can’t navigate the complicated & expensive expungement system. Why? Because prosecutors are ministers of justice.
5/7 That means that prosecutors’ job isn’t just to get convictions, it’s to do justice for everyone. Justice isn’t done when we let ppl suffer long after they atoned & let them try to figure out a complicated system on their own. That’s where http://HelpSealMyRecord.org"> http://HelpSealMyRecord.org comes in.
6/7 I want to say this part clearly so there’s no misunderstanding: under MN law, you cannot—and we will not—expunge a violent crime. Period. Only misdemeanors and 50 nonviolent felony crimes are eligible to be expunged. The law is crystal clear. https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/609A.02">https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/...
7/7 http://HelpSealMyRecord.org"> http://HelpSealMyRecord.org is easy to use & thousands of ppl are eligible. If you’ve ever committed a nonviolent crime that can legally be expunged & you’ve already paid the price, don’t let it haunt you forever. Apply for an expungement & we’ll do the rest. That’s our job.
