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Professor Hagan Discusses Second Chance Law with WISH
10/28/2022
IU McKinney Professor Carrie Hagan talked about Indiana’s expungement law during a segment on WISH TV. The story was broadcast October 20.
President Joe Biden announced the pardoning of people accused of simple marijuana possession at the federal level. At the same time, the president encouraged governors to pardon people with similar state convictions. Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb indicated he wouldn’t do that and instead encouraged people convicted of simple marijuana possession to utilize the state’s expungement laws. Professor Hagan discussed the difficulties some people encounter when attempting to gain an expungement.
“You have to have a certain amount of time pass, and you also have to have any outstanding fines and fees on any of the cases that you’re seeking to expunge paid off,” Professor Hagan said in the interview. “A lot of people are stopped by those barriers. Not enough time may have passed or they don’t have fines and fees paid off. More often than not it’s the latter; they owe hundreds to thousands of dollars that they need to pay.”
Professor Hagan is the director of experiential learning and associate clinical professor of law at IU McKinney. She is the director of the law school’s Civil Practice Clinic, which has become known for its expertise in the area of expungement.
