Michigan's new expungement laws offer second chance
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Julia Elkins and Adam Spence of Lansing, Mich., stand outside their new home with their daughter on April 23, 2021. Elkins and her fiance are among the hundreds of thousands of Michigan residents convicted of felonies who are seeking reprieves ... more >
By ANNA LIZ NICHOLS
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Associated Press
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Saturday, April 24, 2021
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Julia Elkins wants to go on school field trips with her daughter like other parents, but felonies from almost a decade ago related to her drug addiction will keep her ineligible unless she gets her criminal record expunged under new laws in Michigan that took effect this month.