As many as 3.8 million people in Georgia have a criminal record—one in three—and it’s one of the toughest states for those with records to find jobs, Dodson said. They also can face discrimination from landlords and educational institutions, and be unable to obtain legal, medical and other professional licenses or public benefits such as food stamps.
As the Georgia Justice Project’s policy director, Dodson played a big part in reforming Georgia’s expungement statute in 2012 and 2013, broadening eligibility and making it automatic for the Georgia Crime Information Center, courts and jails to restrict records. For charges before July 1, 2013, individuals had to petition the agencies and pay a fee.
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