Article: “Bipartisan Proposal Would Give Some Former Idaho Inmates A ‘Clean Slate'” “We hope [this proposal] will have a transformative effect on these peoples’ lives,” said House Minority Leader Ilana Rubel (D-Boise). Most other...
Article: “Bipartisan bill emerges to clean Idaho criminal slate” “Many of these folks deserve a real second chance, but we continue to hand out these collateral life sentences. We are proposing legislation referred to as a “Clean Slate” bill that...
Article Link: “Idaho legislators introduce ‘Clean Slate’ bill” Excerpt: “The idea here is to let people get their lives back on track, so they can get jobs and get housing and move forward in a constructive way,” Rep. Rubel...
Our criminal justice system is intended to ensure there is an appropriate penalty associated with crime. We refer to this as paying one’s debt to society. However, under some of Idaho’s current laws, the payment never seems to stop. Our courts assign formal penalties,...
