Offering a ‘fair chance’ at a second chance

For those of us who have gotten tangled up in the correctional system, the consequences of having a record continue to follow us long after we have served our statutory debt to society. Despite having completed our sentences, people like me with a conviction on my criminal record are often barred from jobs, housing, financial aid to go to college and other keys to regaining family stability and economic security.
Though California has already repealed many of the draconian drug laws that led to