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COLUMBUS CITY COUNCIL LAUNCHES CRIMINAL RECORD-SEALING INITIATIVE

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Published November 30, 2021 at 4:55 PM EST
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Columbus City Council announced Tuesday an effort to help eligible Franklin
County residents with criminal records get those records sealed, enabling them
to get jobs and move on with their lives. The program is called Opportunity
Port.

It's estimated 1 in 3 adults in the U.S. has a criminal record, which can make
it hard to get a job, housing, or federal student loans. Experts say record
sealing can increase wages by 25%, and reduce a person's chances of re-arrest.

State lawmakers last year voted to expand record sealing eligibility with a new
law that went into effect in April.

"A criminal record should not be a life sentence to poverty. But the reality is
that any criminal record, no matter how old or minor can elicit a lifetime of
collateral consequences by acting as a barrier to employment, a higher
education, and overall economic instability," said Columbus City Council's
Shayla Favor, chair of the Criminal Justice Committee.

"This is about equity, the creation of an opportunity, and the power of a second
chance. As Chair of the Housing Committee, I know that within four and five
landlords use background checks currently to screen applications," said Favor.

"The stigma of a criminal record can be a significant, long-lasting barrier to
obtaining basic necessities, as well as safe and affordable housing," said Kate
McGarvey of Legal Aid Society of Columbus. More than just providing the record
sealing, it really is an opportunity for individuals for a second chance."

"It is an opportunity for folks to access a job, to access a better job; it is
an opportunity for individuals to get the housing that can be so difficult for
them to obtain," said Kyle Strickland, the Senior Legal Analyst at The Ohio
State University Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race & Ethnicity. Strickland
is also a board member for The Ohio Poverty Law Center.

"We know that far too many people have been left behind in systems of poverty
and are trapped in systems of inequality. A record makes it even harder to get a
job, to be able to get housing, and then we place the blame on people because of
the circumstances that they are in. No more. We cannot continue to do that."

Those eligible can take an online survey at opportunityport.org, after which
they can select a service provider to help with their record sealing
application.


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