{"id":2255,"date":"2020-02-26T23:56:36","date_gmt":"2020-02-27T03:56:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gc4recovery.org\/?p=2255"},"modified":"2020-02-27T00:03:07","modified_gmt":"2020-02-27T04:03:07","slug":"abc-news-georgia-legislation-would-give-non-violent-former-felons-a-chance-to-expunge-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gc4recovery.org\/gc4rnewwebsite20\/abc-news-georgia-legislation-would-give-non-violent-former-felons-a-chance-to-expunge-records\/","title":{"rendered":"ABC NEWS:  Georgia legislation would give non-violent former felons a chance to expunge records"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.3.3&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.3.3&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.3.3&#8243;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;ABC NEWS:  Georgia legislation would give non-violent former felons a chance to expunge records&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.3.3&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"Article__Headline__Title\">Georgia legislation would give non-violent former felons a chance to expunge records<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"Article__Headline__Desc\">Georgia has 4.2 million residents with criminal records, according to officials.<\/h2>\n<p>They&#8217;ve done their time behind bars and been on good behavior since their release, but advocates say some of Georgia&#8217;s 4.2 million former felons are still shackled by their past deeds.<\/p>\n<p>While the state&#8217;s unemployment rate is around 3.4%, the unemployment rate for residents with criminal records is close to 15%, according to Douglas Ammar, the executive director of the non-profit group the Georgia Justice Project.<\/p>\n<p>Read the full story here: <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/georgia-legislation-give-violent-felons-chance-expunge-records\/story?id=69175781\">https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/georgia-legislation-give-violent-felons-chance-expunge-records\/story?id=69175781<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Georgia legislation would give non-violent former felons a chance to expunge records Georgia has 4.2 million residents with criminal records, according to officials. 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