His widow, Mary Jo, 91, and their seven children learned last year that the Air Force had granted their request to have General Lavelle's military records cleared.
The rest had completed their sentences, in some instances years before, and simply wanted their records cleared so that they could vote, own a gun, or seek the sorts of jobs normally denied to felons.
-Barry Addison, 52, the director of the Alpha School, an alternative educational institution in East New York, Brooklyn, brought about a dozen of his students to get their records cleared.
This sentiment is echoed in his group's project list, which includes, "Increased funding for mental health courts and treatment of drug dependency, so those caught using marijuana might avoid incarceration, get help and potentially have their criminal records cleared".
Project proposals include increased funding for mental health courts and treatment of drug dependency, so those caught using marijuana might avoid incarceration, get help and potentially have their criminal records cleared.
Echols' supporters, however, argued that he had begun to implement some reforms, including allowing some defendants to complete a diversion program rather than be incarcerated and implementing an amnesty program that allows people to text or email to have their traffic records cleared.
