Opinion: Bill to ease expungements shifts burden onto victims, prosecutors
Updated May 05, 2021;
Posted May 05, 2021
The Oregon Legislature is considering a bill that would make it easier for people to clear their criminal records.
Brooke Herbert, staff
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Joshua Marquis
Marquis retired as Clatsop County district attorney in 2019 after 25 years in office. He is a past president of the Oregon District Attorneys Association and previously served on the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission. He lives in Astoria.
In an April 21 op-ed, Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt joined the head of the Metropolitan Public Defender in support of making it even easier to erase criminal records and convictions – even those involving felonies and violence to people (“Ease expungement of past crimes and help people gain second chances”).