OFF THE RECORD: Acts of Restorative Justice
Historically speaking, the options readily available for Black folk were unfair, as indicated in the Wonder Wheel for Black Men.
OFF THE RECORD: Acts of Restorative Justice
will be a theatrical performance work, using video, verbatim text and choreography devised from interviews with participants and attorneys about their journeys from criminal record to EXPUNGED criminal record.
It is certainly not a solution to the problem of over-policing and mass incarceration, but it does answer this question for the participants:
'How do I get my criminal record expunged so that I can apply for a job and face the dreaded (Have you ever been arrested) box and say NO!"
OFF THE RECORD: Acts of Restorative Justice
will be a theatrical performance work, using video, verbatim text and choreography devised from interviews with participants and attorneys about their journeys from criminal record to EXPUNGED criminal record.
It is certainly not a solution to the problem of over-policing and mass incarceration, but it does answer this question for the participants:
'How do I get my criminal record expunged so that I can apply for a job and face the dreaded (Have you ever been arrested) box and say NO!"
