Advocates Hope 'Vacatur' Laws Will Help Prostitutes Clear Their Records

NPR | By Carrie Johnson

Published February 24, 2015 at 4:16 PM EST

For the first time in Maryland, a woman with a prostitution conviction has had her criminal record wiped clean by convincing a judge she is actually a victim, forced into the life by brutal pimps. Advocates hope it will be a model in other states.

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