Using AI to simplify criminal record expungement

Marketplace Tech

American Public Media

Technology, News

4.6 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 9 September 2025

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

A lot of people are eligible to have their criminal records expunged. And there are tens of millions of such files out there for things like misdemeanors, low-level felonies such as drug offenses and even just arrests. LegalEase, a justice-tech startup is streamlining the process through the use of artificial intelligence.

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