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| Giving ex-offenders a clean slate |
| By inalcall.com - La Risa Lynch |
| Published: 05/21/2013 |
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CHICAGO (FinalCall.com) - A trip to a suburban mall with a friend didn’t go as planned for Kesha Scott. Ms. Scott, 36, found herself in handcuffs and facing criminal retail theft charges when her friend decided to shoplift. “They took both of us,” recalled Ms. Scott, who insists she had no part in the theft. After six years, Ms. Smith thought the incident was behind her. But when her health care job of eight years did a background check, her past caught up with her. She lost her $15 an hour job and now makes minimum wage. She’s unable to find a decent paying job or go back to school. “It is really hard,” said the mother of five, who split up her children in order to make ends meet. “I’ve been in heath care for 12 years (and) I want to see if I can get the retail theft sealed.” Ms. Smith hopes expunging her records will give her a clean slate to rebuild her life. She is among 3.9 million Illinois residents denied opportunities for decent employment and housing because of criminal records. Read More. |
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