Massachusetts Passes CORI Reform
Governor Patrick signed the CORI reform bill into law, making it easier for those convicted of crimes long in the past to clear their records, get jobs, and make it less likely that they will be inclined to re-offend.
According to the Boston Globe, the new law will limit access to criminal information for employers to 5 years previous for misdemeanor offenses, and 10 years for felony charges.
This presumes that there are no other criminal offenses in that time.
Violence crimes like murder, rape, and sex offenses will not be removed under any circumstances.
Before the law was passed a CORI (Criminal Offender Record Information) document would show any offense going back decades to any employer or person searching for criminal background information.
The new law also included several related provisions, such as supervision and training offered to non-violent offenders prior to release if facing mandatory minimum sentences, and a new regulation allowing gun possession as a legitimate reason for prosecutors to request pretrial detention of criminal suspects.
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