Resources
Resources
Below you’ll find links to previously recorded trainings, and other materials relevant to our work.
Resources on Criminal Record Relief
VIDEO / SLIDES
Guidance on the Expanded Vacatur Law and Criminal Record Relief for Trafficking Survivors
True Freedom in 2020 06.04.2020
VACATUR
Maryland Code, Crim. Proc. § 8-302 – Vacation of Judgment
Code outlining types of offenses eligible for vacatur and process for filing under Maryland law
VACATUR
Motion to Vacate Judgment of Conviction Under Criminal Procedure § 8-302
Court form to include with vacatur filings
VACATUR
Samples
For sample client affidavit, memorandum of law, vacatur order, and attorney affirmation, please email us.
EXPUNGEMENT
Expungment Resources
MVLS resources including trainings, substantive law, procedure and court forms for expungements, as well as resources on shielding convictions
Additional Information on Human Trafficking and the Collateral Consequences of Criminal Records for Survivors
American Bar Association Survivor Reentry Project – Post-Conviction Advocacy for Survivors of Human Trafficking: A Guide for Attorneys (2015)
National Survivor Network – Survey: Impact of Criminal Arrest and Detention on Survivors of Human Trafficking (2016)
Polaris, Grading Criminal Record Relief Laws for Survivors of Human Trafficking (2019)
Freedom Network USA and Futures Without Violence – Intersectionality between Substance Use and Human Trafficking (2022)
Survivor Reentry Project, Supporting the Education and Employment Needs of Survivors with Criminal Records Factsheet
The Human Trafficking Legal Center – An Advocate’s Guide to Tax Issues Affecting Victims of Human Trafficking (2019)
National Consumer Law Center – Consumer Rights Screening Tool for DV Advocates and Lawyers (2011)
Freedom Network, FNUSA Position Paper: Preventing Sex Trafficking Requires the Full Decriminalization of Sex Work (2021)
Open Democracy – Freedom Network USA Now Supports Sex Workers’ Rights (2021)
Please visit the Maryland Human Trafficking Task Force Website and Referral Directory for information about programs serving trafficking survivors throughout the state