A statewide proposal to automatically expunge records of arrests that don?t lead to formal charges ? called a political football last year ? is now gaining momentum, officials said.
Members of the House of Delegates? judiciary committee Friday issued a favorable report on the bill, which criminal defense attorneys and advocates for the working poor called necessary for thousands of Baltimore residents who are arrested and released without charges each year.
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