Stories and announcements from the Federal Expungement Initiative.https://federalexpungement.org/en-ushttps://federalexpungement.org/stories/babz-rawls-ivy/https://federalexpungement.org/stories/babz-rawls-ivy/Babz Rawls Ivy served a 30-day federal sentence in 2007 and has served New Haven since. Her conviction still limits her path to a legal career.Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://federalexpungement.org/our-position/https://federalexpungement.org/our-position/Congress should create a petition-based, court-managed federal expungement process. Read the Initiative's position and how the REDEEM Act serves as a template.Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://federalexpungement.org/why-now/https://federalexpungement.org/why-now/Federal sentencing changes, a larger prison population, and lasting collateral consequences make a federal record-relief process overdue. See the evidence.Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://federalexpungement.org/federal-expungement/https://federalexpungement.org/federal-expungement/Federal law has no general process to expunge a conviction. Learn what expungement is, how it differs from sealing and pardon, and where courts stand.Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT