Bill That Could Erase Some Lower Felonies Moves to Senate

WKMS | By The Associated Press,

Whitney Jones

Published February 12, 2013 at 7:39 AM CST

The Kentucky House has passed a bill that would allow people convicted of low-level felonies to apply to remove them from their criminal records. The Monday vote was 78-19. The proposal would allow people to expunge felonies that carry sentences of one to five years in prison. The bill would not apply to those convicted of sex offenses or more than one felony. The bill now moves to the Republican-controlled Senate for consideration. Like-minded legislation in 2011 failed to leave the House Judiciary Committee.

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Whitney grew up listening to Car Talk to and from her family’s beach vacation each year, but it wasn’t until a friend introduced her to This American Life that radio really grabbed her attention. She is a recent graduate from Union University in Jackson, Tenn., where she studied journalism. When she’s not at WKMS, you can find her working on her backyard compost pile and garden, getting lost on her bicycle or crocheting one massive blanket.

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