Arrested But Innocent? The Internet Still Thinks You're Guilty
Category: IMPACT
The Internet is failing 77 million Americans with a criminal record. If you are one of those Americans, you may have been arrested, but never charged with a crime, prosecuted, or found guilty. Still, your name appears in a criminal database potentially costing you a job, housing, or government services. This scarlet letter disproportionately plagues minority communities.
By Jason Tashea and Jon Tippens, Contributors, 2015-04-02