Automatic Criminal Record Exoneration Act after three years

While over 100 million records do exist, the figure almost certainly understates the true number of individuals with records.

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  About 4.5 million people in the United States are on probation or parole supervision — double the number of people locked up. If this population were its own city, it’d be the second largest in the country. Probation and parole supervision are offered either in lieu of prison time or in exchange for early release.

About 2.3 million people are in prison in the United States and if you count all the People in jails, on probation and on parole, as well as those in prison, the total comes to about 6.9 million people

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  Feb 06, 2017 · Mass Incarceration Costs $182 Billion Every Year, Without Adding Much to Public Safety. 02.06.17. In a new report, the Prison Policy Initiative …

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 Nearly 75% of states have more prisons and jails than degree-granting colleges, according to new research from Studee. Wyoming stood out as the worst by far, with 2700% more places of incarceration than colleges, followed by Mississippi with 411% more jails and prisons than colleges.

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WE SPEND MORE MONEY ON PRISONS THEN EDUCATION.........

 And, as our prisons are consistently overcrowded, far too many of our public school districts have schools that are barely half full. While whether or not prison management companies use a jurisdiction’s fourth grade test scores to predict areas of future growth is important. 

Why Are Prisons More of a Priority than Schools? | HuffPost

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 Economics aside, the toll that mass incarceration takes on communities is immeasurable. Children losing one or more parent to incarceration can set a child up for a life of poverty and detrimental mental health issues. Further, communities that suffer from a high rate of mass incarceration often are impacted by “zero-tolerance” policies in schools.

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 Does a non-conviction mean you don't get a criminal record?

 It is a common misconception that a non-conviction will automatically mean that you don’t get a criminal record. A non-conviction in relation to a criminal matter will always result in a criminal record unless the spent conviction legislation applies.

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All findings of guilt are disclosed on your criminal record even if you have obtained a no conviction. Therefore an employer will be able to see that you have been found guilty of an offence but that no conviction was recorded.

What Does No Conviction Recorded Mean in VIC? | Criminal Law

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