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Bill sponsor seeks study of collateral consequences to guide reentry policy
Summary
Representative Carrie Seakins Crowe told the Senate Judiciary Committee HJ45 would study collateral consequences faced by people leaving corrections and inform the new Office of Reentry in the Department of Labor; the committee later concurred on HJ45 in executive action.
Representative Carrie Seakins Crowe opened HJ45 by saying the bill is "kind of the final puzzle piece to what I'm working on with reentry this session." She described the measure as a study to catalog and analyze collateral consequences — legal or administrative penalties people face after incarceration or justice involvement — and to examine reforms such as sealing or expungement and their potential unintended effects.
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