Behind The Lens Podcast: Clean slate and school bells (audio)
Criminal justice reporter Bernard Smith looks at a law passed by the Louisiana Legislature three years ago to automatically clear eligible criminal records. Despite its promise of a cleaner slate, the effort has yet to get past the starting gate because of technological hurdles. Smith explains what is preventing the automatic record-clearing system from moving [...].. from Behind The Lens Podcast: Clean slate and school bells (audio)
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