Give Wisconsinites a Second Chance!

Wisconsinites deserve second chances when they have earned them, but unfortunately far too many of our fellow citizens are being held back.

Recently introduced legislation, Senate Bill 78 and Assembly Bill 69 will make much-needed reforms to our expungement laws to help provide these well-earned second chances for former low-level, nonviolent offenders, while also keeping our communities safe by reducing recidivism. I strongly urge you to cosponsor this legislation.

Citizens with nonviolent criminal records have had their access to employment, housing, and higher education needlessly limited, making it even harder to discover their full potential as contributing members of society.

The changes included in SB78 and AB69 will ensure that these individuals, who have completed their sentences and have not committed any additional offenses crimes, are able to request to have their records be expunged, allowing for that second chance they have earned.

Please join a large, bipartisan coalition of organizations and policymakers in supporting well-deserved second chances by signing on as a cosponsor of this needed legislation today!