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One of the biggest challenges for most people when they get out of prison is getting a job that will let them support themselves and their families. Even though Washington has a “ban the box” law that prohibits most employers from asking applicants about their...
You may have been dealing with undue hardships in getting back on your feet if you have a conviction on your record. Under a variety of circumstances, you may have an option for a second chance at gainful employment and securing decent housing. As noted on the...
The New Hope Act was signed into law in May of 2019. The aim of this Act was to help people who have made a bad choice or mistake pay their debt to society and move forward with their lives, without the life-long stigma of a criminal conviction. Previously, people who...
Upon a felony conviction, you lose certain rights. Some of these rights may naturally restore after you complete your sentence or meet other requirements. Other rights require you to take further action with the court to seek restoration. Specifically, restoring your...
Expungement On any given day in Washington state, there are more than 35,000 people living behind bars. When these individuals reenter society, many of them struggle to find gainful employment because of criminal convictions that disqualify them from certain...
Even if you have no criminal record, applying for citizenship or permanent resident status can be a long and arduous process. After all, government adjudicators are apt to dig deeply into both your current and past behaviors. If you have a criminal conviction, your...
Having a driver's license is a privilege, and this privilege can be taken away for many different reasons. In Washington, license suspension is used to penalize drivers for numerous infractions, from driving while under the influence of alcohol to failing to pay child...
With the passage of Senate Bill 5288, Washington State made changes to its three strikes law, and no longer recognizes a nonviolent robbery charge as an offense subject to its rules. Before this amendment, you may have faced a life sentence without parole after three...
Every day people in Washington are arrested or go to jail for drug offenses. Many sell or buy drugs because they are addicted and become desperate. After they spend their time in jail, they leave and return to society with the same underlying issues that caused the...
we discussed some of the many hurdles faced by people with criminal records in Washington State. Even after paying their debt to society, people with criminal convictions are often denied adequate housing, employment and other resources they need to re-enter society...