MADISON – A bipartisan group of Wisconsin legislators is again trying to pass a bill that would allow convicts to ask judges to expunge low-level crimes from their records, drawing criticism from open government advocates who fear the proposal would seal too much information from the public, The Associated Press reported.
The bill, which aims to help convicts pass employer background checks and find jobs, was introduced during a news conference Tuesday at the state Capitol.
Bill Lueders, president of the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council, questioned to need to seal the records, saying there hasn’t been any evidence presented to support claims behind the bill.
