We are pleased to republish this excellent article by Andrea Cipriano, which describes a new study of online non-conviction records, with permission from The Crime Report. The study concludes that law enforcement records may remain freely available online indefinitely, notwithstanding state laws calling for automatic expungement of such records. (For more information on expungement of non-conviction records, see CCRC’s 50-state chart and CCRC’s model law on the subject.) Online Criminal Records Impose “Digital Punishment’ on Millions of Americans by Andrea Cipriano February 9, 2021 An analysis of Internet data portals that house personally identifiable information (PII) of people involved…
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