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"Let's get real clean"
The Criminal Records Expungement process.

Having a felony record can be a serious obstacle to employment and other services regardless of how long ago it took place. This has long been a source of frustration in East Palo Alto but now there is something that can be done about it.

One Wednesday, April 6th, the "Let's Get Real Clean" Criminal Records Expungement seminar was held in East Palo Alto. The event was sponsored by All of Us or None in conjunction with Legal Services for Prisoners with Children, San Mateo County Supervisor Rose Jacobs Gibson, Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto, East Bay Community Law Center, Born Again Christian Center and Jerome P. Mullins Attorney at Law. An article about the seminar appeared in the San Jose Mercury and the San Mateo County Times.

Now that the ball has gotten rolling, EPA.net will be working with All of Us or None, the office of Supervisor Rose Jacobs Gibson and other stakeholders to create an Expungement Resources section on EPA.net. The section will provide information for both individuals and service providers on all aspects of the Expungement Process.

NATIONAL RESOURCES

National Helping Individuals with criminal records Re-enter through Employment (HIRE) Network
www.hirenetwork.org

Established by the Legal Action Center, the National Helping Individuals with criminal records Re-enter through Employment Network is both a national clearinghouse for information and an advocate for policy change. The goal of the National H.I.R.E. Network is to increase the number and quality of job opportunities available to people with criminal records by changing public policies, employment practices and public opinion. The National H.I.R.E.Network also provides training and technical assistance to agencies working to improve the employment prospects for people with criminal records.

To learn more about the range of assistance and training the National H.I.R.E. Network provides nation-wide, click here.

Or you can click for expungement resources just in California.

LOCAL RESOURCES

Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Expungement
The above questions were asked by participants during the East Palo Alto Expungement Seminar on April 6, 2005, and Jerome Mullins, Attorney at Law, responded.  The questions and answers were then written for online posting.

San Mateo County

Sealing a Juvenile Record

Request for Reduction to Misdemeanor

Request for Expungement of Felony Conviction

Alameda County

Alameda County Dismissal Expungements: Frequently Asked Questions

Assistance in Alameda County for Dealing With Your Criminal Records: General Information

Assistance in Alameda County for Dealing With Your Criminal Records:Instructions

East Bay Community Law Center: Criminal Records Expungement Information

We will post more Expungement information on EPA.net as it comes in. Please check back in a few days as we begin to post information that was presented at the April 6th seminar and new information in the works since the seminar. EPA.net will make an announcement to let everyone know about this section and the partners involved.

For right now, if you have questions about the Expungement Resources section, please contact EPA.net Content Manager Michael Levin at mlevin@pluggedin.org or 650-322-1134, ex13.

See EPA.net article that came out right before the Expungement Seminar.