By: Kate Vavara In early August my second summer at the Legal Services Center as an undergraduate intern within the Safety Net Project, assisting with casework relating to criminal record sealing and appeals for Social […]
Legal Advocacy as an Undergraduate, Kate Vavra’s Experience in the Safety Net Project Read More »
By: Julie McCormack and Elaine McArdle Over 1 million people in Massachusetts—nearly one in five residents—have a criminal record, and most of them, 672,000, are eligible to have their criminal records sealed, including many who
Seal or Clear Your Massachusetts Criminal Record! As many as 1 in 3 adults in the US have a criminal record, experiencing stigma and disadvantage as a result With a criminal record, ordinary essentials such as
By Andrew Steinberg, LSC Safety Net Project Summer Intern; Brown University ’22 This piece was also published in the Dorchester Reporter on July 21. Should we punish people for crimes that no longer exist? This
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In the fall of 1982, 20-year-old Belle* did what many of us with significant others do routinely and casually: she borrowed her then-partner’s car to run some errands. She couldn’t have known then the impact
Legal Assistance and Law Reform Help Right a Decades-Old Wrong Read More »
Criminal record sealing is an especially important legal tool useful in addressing inequality and the disproportionate impact the criminal justice system has had on communities of color. Black men are more likely than any other
Students Work with Clients to Seal and Expunge Records Read More »
Marcus Miller is a 2L student at Harvard Law School. He is a clinical student in the Veterans Law and Disability Clinic, working in the Safety Net Project during the Fall 2020 semester. By Marcus
Creating a More Just Legal System, One Client at a Time Read More »
