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Legal resources for anyone who has a family or household member who is or was in jail or prison or who have otherwise been impacted by incarceration. Find more info for legal problems under Resources.
A step-by-step guide for filing a request to expunge or seal your criminal record in Illinois.
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Lists organizations that provide housing, education, employment, and other services to people with criminal records.
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Complete this process to see what's on your police record.
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Explains how to ask the Governor to forgive you for a crime you committed and served your punishment for.
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Convictions can be sealed (hidden), while other types of cases and arrests can be expunged (erased).
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Explains what you need to do to talk to or visit with someone who is in an Illinois prison.
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Steps to file a petition with the Prison Review Board from how to write the petition to how your hearing will work.
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Explains what you're allowed to do when interacting with law enforcement and what they are allowed to do to you.
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Options for getting a divorce from a spouse who is currently locked up.
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Explains what to include in your request for a pardon.
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Describes what a criminal conviction is, how to appeal one and different types of sentences.
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Explains how to erase the record of an arrest that happened when a person was a minor.
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Process for getting an Identity History Summary from the FBI.
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Steps to expunge a juvenile record, from gathering your records, to the forms you need, to where to file them.
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If your criminal record can't be expunged or sealed, you have other options.
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Explains this option for helping people with criminal records who are not eligible for expungement or sealing.
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