the records privacy act of 2011 (sb 5019/hb 1235)
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The Records Privacy Act of 2011 (SB 5019/HB 1235). Reducing the Impact of Racial Disparity in the Criminal Justice System. ABA Racial Justice Improvement Project. Has identified over 40,000 consequences of criminal convictions. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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The Records Privacy Act of 2011(SB 5019/HB 1235)
Reducing the Impact of Racial Disparity in the
Criminal Justice System
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Has identified over 40,000 consequences of criminal convictions.
Found 584 Washington state laws imposing consequences for criminal convictions.
Sources: ABA Criminal Consequences Demonstration Site, http://isrweb.isr.temple.edu/projects/accproject/pages/GetStateRecords.cfm?State=WA;
Prof. Cynthia Jones, panel speech to the American Constitution Society (June 17, 2011), available at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlExXuBeYjU at 55:23-56:08.
ABA Racial Justice Improvement Project
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Racial Disparity in the Consequences
White candidates with a criminal conviction were half as likely to be called in for a job interview as a person without the record.
African Americans with a criminal record, were 2/3 less likely to be offered interviews.
Source: Devah Pager, “The Mark of a Criminal Record” (2003)
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“GUILTY BY GOOGLE”
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African and Native Americans are arrested at rates greater than their representation in the population.
Afr. Amer: 12% arrested/ 3.2% of pop.Nat. Amer: 3.2% arrested/ 1.6% of pop.
Asian Amer: 3.1% arrested/ 5.5% of pop.“White”: 81.5% arrested/ 81.8% of pop.
Sources:2010 Statistics for arrests by race compiled by WASPCCensus data available at http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/QTTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=04000US53&-
qr_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_DP1&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U
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How many could SB 5019 help?
In Washington in 2010 …
24,181 African Americans were arrested6,385 Native Americans were arrested6,276 Asian Americans were arrested162,576 “Whites” were arrested
Sources:2010 Statistics for arrests by race compiled by WASPCCensus data available at http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/QTTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=04000US53&-qr_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_DP1&-
ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U
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How many people suffer based on arrest alone?
Nearly ½ of filed misdemeanor cases result in no conviction.
Almost ¼ of felony charges are dismissed without conviction.
Source: compiled from data on www.courts.wa.gov
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Real Life Stories
female (Hispanic)
single mother & computer engineer, falsely accused of child rape while fleeing abusive relationship, acquitted.
False accusation of rape continues to show up when she applies for jobs.
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Real Life Stories
R.B. (ethnicity?)
high school student, charged with MIP, completed diversion, case dismissed.
rejected as a volunteer once employer saw charge on her record.
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Real Life Stories
C.A. (Afr. Amer.)
8-year-old-misdemeanor dismissed after def. sentence completed
repeatedly denied employment and told he was unemployable due to
felony record.
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Real Life Stories
E. R. (Afr. Amer.)
2 misdemeanor arrests, no convictions
Lost multiple jobs and his records are still available even though were sealed by the Court.
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Real Life Stories
J. S. (White)
19-year-old misdemeanor dismissed after arrest; no conviction
friend denied mortgage because he was co-signer and lender did
background check.
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SB 5019/ HB 1235 Petition to keep “exonerating dispo.” confidential;
Defines “exonerating disposition”;
Places burden on filer to prove is an “exonerating dispo.” and that continued public access poses an unacceptable risk of harm;
Includes a proposed order to make GR 15/ Ishakawa compliance easy;
Includes a reasonable processing fee.
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SB 5019/ HB 1235 • Utilizes existing technology and procedures;• Includes legislative findings weighing the
public/private interests involved;• Places in own Chapter in Title 10, rather than RCW
10.97;• Clarifies that deferred prosecutions, NGRI, and
competency dismissals do not count;• Keeps nonconviction data available to courts,
prosecutors, law enforcement;• Includes a new section on dissemination of
protection orders.
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Consistent with GR 15;
State v. Ishikawa factors;
Access to Justice Technology Principles;
Board of Judicial Administration’s Resolution re: disparate impact;
Governor Locke’s Executive Order 00-33 re: Public Records Privacy Protections
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For more information contact:
Kim Gordon (206) 340-6034 [email protected]
Bob Cooper (206)852-3616 [email protected]