Anonymous ID: 82a0f8 May 2, 2021, 6:22 p.m. No.13567725   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>7743

U.S. Attorney’s Office

District of Columbia

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Thursday, April 8, 2021

Statement of U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia before the D.C. Council regarding Record Sealing

 

Announces Support of Expanded Record Sealing, Simplification of Process

 

Chairman Allen and Members of the Council:

 

My name is Elana Suttenberg, and I am the Special Counsel for Legislative Affairs at the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia. I thank you for the opportunity to appear today to share the Office’s views regarding the proposed legislation.

 

At the outset, I want to express my Office’s commitment to expanded record sealing and the simplification of the record sealing process. We recognize that, in many instances, the most fair and just result in a case is to allow a record to be sealed, so that the person who was arrested or charged is not unduly encumbered by a criminal record.

 

Consistent with the recognition that, in certain circumstances, the most fair and just result may not be a conviction, USAO offers a variety of diversion programs for defendants in DC Superior Court. The goal of our diversion programs is to maximize public safety, reduce recidivism, and enhance a fair and efficient criminal justice system. Pretrial diversion allows a defendant to receive services and treatment, and to participate in programming that benefits both the defendant and the community.[1] To ensure that more people can benefit from diversion, we also recently expanded pretrial diversion opportunities. For example, last year we expanded access to Mental Health Court to defendants accused of domestic violence offenses. We also expanded access to diversion for first-time defendants accused of certain felony offenses, offering them a pathway to a clean record.

https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/statement-us-attorneys-office-district-columbia-dc-council-regarding-record-sealing

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