Restoration of rights – National resources
This page contains national restoration of rights materials; state-specific resources on restoration of rights are available here.
Summarizes rights restoration mechanisms in each U.S. jurisdiction, including pardon, judicial expungement and certificates, and systemic relief provisions. From the Collateral Consequences Resource Center, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, National Legal Aid and Defender Association & the National HIRE Network
Compilation of Federal Collateral Consequences
Up-to-date interactive database of collateral consequences imposed by federal statutes and regulations, and associated relief mechanisms. Prepared by the Collateral Consequences Resource Center
National Clean Slate Clearinghouse – state and national guides
Information about record-clearing laws and rules in the various states, including court forms and practice guides. Prepared by the National Clean Slate Clearinghouse of the Council of State Governments.
National HIRE Network Criminal Records Information Clearinghouse
Information about governmental agencies and community-based organizations that assist people with criminal records, practitioners, researchers, and policy makers.
State-by-state guide to sealing, expungement, and other relief
State-by-state pardon information from the Foundation for Continuing Justice
Future Interrupted: The Collateral Damage Caused by Proliferation of Juvenile Records (2014).
2014 report on expungement and confidentiality, including state-by-state scorecard, from the Juvenile Law Center.