I Did My Time: The Transformation of Indiana’s Expungement Law

Authors

Joseph C. Dugan, Indiana University Maurer School of LawFollow

Document Type

Note

Publication Date

Summer 2015

Publication Citation

90 Indiana Law Journal 1321 (2015)

Abstract

This Note evaluates the transformation of Indiana’s expungement law. Part I addresses the socioeconomic impacts of a criminal record. Part II presents normative arguments both for and against expungement, concluding that the balance tips in favor of forgiveness. Parts III–IV discuss Indiana’s original expungement provisions, the 2013 statute, and the 2014 amendments. Part V explores the reaction to the new law. Finally, Part VI offers recommendations to improve the statute so that its second-chance promise is equitable, accessible, and robust.

Recommended Citation

Dugan, Joseph C. (2015) "I Did My Time: The Transformation of Indiana’s Expungement Law," Indiana Law Journal: Vol. 90: Iss. 3, Article 10.
Available at: https://www.repository.law.indiana.edu/ilj/vol90/iss3/10