North Carolina courts dole out nearly 100,000 convictions each year.
While offenders should be held accountable for their crimes, our justice system makes it nearly impossible for ex-offenders to put their mistakes behind them and find a good job. Today, making a bad decision and having a conviction on your record is like an economic death penalty. Without a job, people wind up back in jail and taxpayers are stuck footing the bill. It’s no wonder that the justice system fails more than half the time.
The people of North Carolina deserve better.
The Second Chance Act will allow non-violent offenders to have their criminal record sealed if they have cleaned up their act and stayed on the straight and narrow. This will ensure that anyone who wants to better their life, get a job, and contribute to our state’s economy has the chance for a fresh start.
But none of that will happen unless the bill makes it through the NC legislature.
Write and call your legislator TODAY and urge them to support North Carolina’s Second Chance Act.
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