Campaign & tech tool for arrest expunctions in Texas about project-ideas

[sdossettswift]

@fileunderjeff and @christyleos - @cflatts and I want to hack on this issue.

[cclifto]

I've been drafted by @cflatts and @sdossettswift, glad to be on board

[MatthewExpungement]

I like this project idea. I created MDExpungement.com in Maryland. Would it be possible to build a similar project to scrape the texas state criminal webpage and use that information to determine expungeability (or expunctionabilty)?

[christyleos]

Hey @fileunderjeff I've had a few people show interest in the project, I think they may be waiting for the hackathon to officially start before jumping in.

I also had an anonymous contributor and lawyer (who can't attend unfortunately) write a short guide/overview on expungement for convictions (not arrests).
Expungement.docx

[JeffarestyIBO]

https://www.arlegalservices.org/expungementpacket is an example of what Ark legal aid did in this area

[christyleos]

Where to find this project

https://github.com/recordbleach/tx-recordbleach-api

[sdossettswift]

Hey @MatthewExpungement -- thanks! MDExpungement is awesome -- I will take a closer look at the records that are available for search. Based on past experience, my understanding is that Texas criminal records are not searchable without paying a fee. (I want to say it is $3 per search).