Berkshire Eagle
November 8, 2024
Pittsfield: Free clinic on sealing or expunging criminal records
2nd Street, together with Community Legal Aid, will hold a free clinic on how to seal or expunge a criminal record from 1 to 3 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14, at the 2nd Street offices, 264 Second St. Private consultations will be available.
Community Legal Aid attorney Annie Maurer will lead the clinic, which will cover legal rights with respect to housing and employment for those with a criminal record, as well as sealing and expungement of such records.
The clinic is particularly designed for those who have either never been found guilty of a charge or who have fulfilled the requirements of a guilty plea or verdict. Legal experts will be on hand to help decode CORI and determine if eligible charges may be sealed or expunged.
Community Legal Aid provides free civil legal services to low-income and elderly residents of Central and Western Massachusetts. To learn more, visit communitylegal.org.