'Second chance' workshop offers legal services to Hoosiers with prior convictions
The Marion County prosecutor wants to people turn their lives around through the program. Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears has held a second chance workshop for Hoosiers with prior convictions, offering legal services such as suspended driver's license assistance, child support services, and criminal record expungement. The workshop was able to serve over 100 people and expunge 15 records. Mears plans to hold another such workshop in June.
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The Marion County prosecutor wants to people turn their lives around through the program.
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INDIANAPOLIS — Many Hoosiers who have prior convictions in criminal cases often struggle to finding housing or jobs.
Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears wants to help them turn their lives around through what his office calls a second chance workshop.
Mears held an event Thursday for Hoosiers who need legal services. They offered suspended driver's license assistance, child support services and help with criminal record expungement.
"Often times these barriers, whether it's a license or a prior conviction, is holding people back, and so what we're trying to do today is try to help those individuals, reduce those barriers so that we can get them in housing, get them employed because when that happens we don't see them in the criminal justice system," said Mears.
Thursday's workshop was able to serve more than 100 people and expunge 15 records.
Mears said there will be another second chance workshop in June. Click here for more information.
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